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#BB92EC — Light Purple

#BB92EC is a purple color we call Light 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 #BB92EC 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.

#BB92EC 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 #C4EC93; it also sits naturally between #9397EC and #E793EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB92EC · RGB 187, 146, 236

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Color values

HEX#BB92EC
RGB187, 146, 236
HSL267°, 70%, 75%
HSV267°, 38%, 93%
CMYK21%, 38%, 0%, 7%
XYZ45.91, 37.18, 84.11
Yxy37.18, 0.2746, 0.2224
CIE-Lab67.41, 32.79, -39.70
Hunter Lab60.97, 31.45, -44.06

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 57% · Blue 93%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB92EC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB92EC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB92EC

.text { color: #BB92EC; }
.background { background-color: #BB92EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB92EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 146, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(267, 70%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB92EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 146, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB92EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 146, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB92EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB92EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB92EC

#A874E7#9556E1#8138DC#6F24CC#5F1FAD#4C188B#3B136C#2B0E4E#1A0830#090311

Tints of #BB92EC

#C09BED#C6A4EF#CBADF0#D1B5F2#D9C2F4#DECBF6#E4D4F7#E9DCF9#EFE5FA#F4EEFC

Tones of #BB92EC

#BB99E5#BC9FDF#BDA6D9#BDACD2#BEB3CC#BFB9C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C4EC93:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.49:1 Fails
Against black text8.44:1 AAA

Best text color on #BB92EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB92EC

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 #BB92EC: ·

How #BB92EC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A9A9D6Deuteranopia · #ACAFD1Tritanopia · #B9C5C1

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 #BB92EC rather than the exact color:

Vintage Ruby Opal
#2391B7 · #5361CC · #B98EE4 · #E17BD4
Lucky Ruby Orchard
#6FB916 · #A1EE71 · #6F19D7 · #B297EC
Cosmic Summit
#84B718 · #A6E957 · #7845E6 · #C49AEB
Palette Cdf0ea
#CDF0EA · #F9F9F9 · #F6C6EA · #C490E4
Palette 1230ae
#1230AE · #6C48C5 · #C68FE6 · #FFF7F7
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:

#B98EE4#B297EC#C49AEB#C490E4#C68FE6#B099EB#C499F3#BDA1EA#B79ADF#C49FEB#B2A0EE#BE9FE1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB92EB  ·  #BB92ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB92EC?

#BB92EC is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 146, 236). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB92EC?

#BB92EC is RGB 187, 146, 236 — HSL 267°, 70%, 75% — CMYK 21%, 38%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BB92EC?

Its complement is #C4EC93; analogous partners are #9397EC and #E793EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB92EC for text?

Black text on #BB92EC has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.49:1.