Palettes / Colors / #BB88E2

#BB88E2 — Light Purple

#BB88E2 is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #BB88E2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BB88E2 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AFE288; it also sits naturally between #8E88E2 and #E288DC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 53% · Blue 89%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BB88E2

.text { color: #BB88E2; }
.background { background-color: #BB88E2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB88E2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 136, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(274, 61%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB88E2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 136, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB88E2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 136, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB88E2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB88E2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB88E2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFE288:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB88E2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB88E2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BB88E2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB88E2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB88E2?

#BB88E2 is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 136, 226). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB88E2?

#BB88E2 is RGB 187, 136, 226 — HSL 274°, 61%, 71% — CMYK 17%, 40%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #BB88E2?

Its complement is #AFE288; analogous partners are #8E88E2 and #E288DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB88E2 for text?

Black text on #BB88E2 has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.72:1.