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#BB91F2 — Light Vivid Purple

#BB91F2 is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #BB91F2 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.

#BB91F2 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 #C8F291; it also sits naturally between #9198F2 and #EC91F2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB91F2 · RGB 187, 145, 242

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Color values

HEX#BB91F2
RGB187, 145, 242
HSL266°, 79%, 76%
HSV266°, 40%, 95%
CMYK23%, 40%, 0%, 5%
XYZ46.65, 37.23, 88.73
Yxy37.23, 0.2702, 0.2157
CIE-Lab67.45, 34.71, -42.94
Hunter Lab61.01, 33.48, -48.64

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 57% · Blue 95%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 40% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB91F2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB91F2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB91F2

.text { color: #BB91F2; }
.background { background-color: #BB91F2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB91F2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 145, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(266, 79%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB91F2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 145, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB91F2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 145, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB91F2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB91F2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB91F2

#A872EE#9452EB#7D2DE6#6B19D7#5B15B7#4B1297#3B0E77#290A52#190632#090212

Tints of #BB91F2

#C19BF3#C7A4F4#CCADF5#D2B6F6#D8BFF8#DDC8F9#E3D1FA#E8DAFB#EEE4FC#F4EDFD

Tones of #BB91F2

#BC98EB#BDA0E4#BEA6DD#BFADD7#C0B4D0#C1BBC9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8F291:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.49:1 Fails
Against black text8.45:1 AAA

Best text color on #BB91F2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB91F2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BB91F2: ·

How #BB91F2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A9A8DBDeuteranopia · #ABAED5Tritanopia · #B9C8C4

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:

Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB91F2 rather than the exact color:

Palette F2afef
#F2AFEF · #C499F3 · #7360DF · #33186B
Lucky Ruby Orchard
#6FB916 · #A1EE71 · #6F19D7 · #B297EC
Palette 7effdb
#7EFFDB · #B693FE · #8C82FC · #FF9DE2
Vintage Ruby Opal
#2391B7 · #5361CC · #B98EE4 · #E17BD4
Cosmic Summit
#84B718 · #A6E957 · #7845E6 · #C49AEB
Burning Ruby Garden
#B099EB · #7853D5 · #4C21B5 · #200D4E

Similar colors

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

#C499F3#B297EC#B693FE#B98EE4#C49AEB#B099EB#B799FF#B088F9#C68FE6#C490E4#B2A0EE#BDA1EA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB91F1  ·  #BB91F3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB91F2?

#BB91F2 is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 145, 242). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB91F2?

#BB91F2 is RGB 187, 145, 242 — HSL 266°, 79%, 76% — CMYK 23%, 40%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #BB91F2?

Its complement is #C8F291; analogous partners are #9198F2 and #EC91F2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB91F2 for text?

Black text on #BB91F2 has a contrast ratio of 8.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.49:1.