Palettes / Colors / #BB8AEE

#BB8AEE — Light Purple

#BB8AEE is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#BB8AEE 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 #BEEE8B; it also sits naturally between #8B8DEE and #ED8BEE. 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 54% · Blue 93%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #BB8AEE

.text { color: #BB8AEE; }
.background { background-color: #BB8AEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB8AEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 138, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 75%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB8AEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 138, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB8AEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 138, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB8AEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB8AEE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB8AEE

Tints of #BB8AEE

Tones of #BB8AEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BEEE8B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB8AEE: #000000.

How #BB8AEE 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 #BB8AEE or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB8AED  ·  #BB8AEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB8AEE?

#BB8AEE is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 138, 238). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB8AEE?

#BB8AEE is RGB 187, 138, 238 — HSL 269°, 75%, 74% — CMYK 21%, 42%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BB8AEE?

Its complement is #BEEE8B; analogous partners are #8B8DEE and #ED8BEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB8AEE for text?

Black text on #BB8AEE has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.63:1.