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#BB92CE — Light Muted Purple

#BB92CE is a purple color we call Light Muted 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 #BB92CE 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.

#BB92CE is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A5CE92; it also sits naturally between #9D92CE and #CE92C3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB92CE · RGB 187, 146, 206

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Color values

HEX#BB92CE
RGB187, 146, 206
HSL281°, 38%, 69%
HSV281°, 29%, 81%
CMYK9%, 29%, 0%, 19%
XYZ41.91, 35.58, 63.05
Yxy35.58, 0.2982, 0.2532
CIE-Lab66.20, 26.28, -24.98
Hunter Lab59.65, 24.61, -25.09

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 57% · Blue 81%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB92CE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB92CE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB92CE

.text { color: #BB92CE; }
.background { background-color: #BB92CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB92CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 146, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 38%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB92CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 146, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB92CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 146, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB92CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB92CE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB92CE

#AE7DC5#9E64B9#914FB0#7D4497#6B3A82#572F6A#462654#311B3C#201127#0C060E

Tints of #BB92CE

#C29CD3#C6A4D6#CDAEDB#D3B9DF#DAC3E4#DECAE7#E5D5EC#EBDFF1#F0E6F4#F6F1F9

Tones of #BB92CE

#BA96CA#B89BC5#B69FC1#B5A3BD#B3A7B9#B1ACB4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A5CE92:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.59:1 Fails
Against black text8.12:1 AAA

Best text color on #BB92CE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB92CE

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 #BB92CE: ·

How #BB92CE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A9A9BFDeuteranopia · #ACAFBCTritanopia · #B9B4B2

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB92CE rather than the exact color:

Palette Fbfacd
#FBFACD · #DEBACE · #BA94D1 · #7F669D
Palette 3291b6
#3291B6 · #BB8ED0 · #E0A8A8 · #F1E2E2
Honey Twilight
#B690CC · #7D3D57 · #B6884E · #7FB44E
Burning Terrace
#BC8BCC · #965464 · #998A5D · #528C40
Palette Fdf4f5
#FDF4F5 · #E8A0BF · #BA90C6 · #C0DBEA
Dreamy Ruby Harbor
#C68FCA · #7A3A49 · #A58F6C · #B4CA9A

Similar colors

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

#BA94D1#BB8ED0#B690CC#BC8BCC#BA90C6#C68FCA#C49AD0#C193D9#C295D8#AF92CA#C68FC8#B692C2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB92CD  ·  #BB92CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB92CE?

#BB92CE is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 146, 206). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB92CE?

#BB92CE is RGB 187, 146, 206 — HSL 281°, 38%, 69% — CMYK 9%, 29%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #BB92CE?

Its complement is #A5CE92; analogous partners are #9D92CE and #CE92C3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB92CE for text?

Black text on #BB92CE has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.59:1.