Palettes / Colors / #BB99DC

#BB99DC — Light Muted Purple

#BB99DC 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 #BB99DC 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.

#BB99DC 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 #BADC98; it also sits naturally between #9898DC and #DC98DC. 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 60% · Blue 86%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB99DC

.text { color: #BB99DC; }
.background { background-color: #BB99DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB99DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 153, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(270, 49%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB99DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 153, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB99DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 153, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB99DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB99DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BADC98:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB99DC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB99DC

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 #BB99DC 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 #BB99DC 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

← #BB99DB  ·  #BB99DD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB99DC?

#BB99DC is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 153, 220). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB99DC?

#BB99DC is RGB 187, 153, 220 — HSL 270°, 49%, 73% — CMYK 15%, 30%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #BB99DC?

Its complement is #BADC98; analogous partners are #9898DC and #DC98DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB99DC for text?

Black text on #BB99DC has a contrast ratio of 8.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.41:1.