Palettes / Colors / #BB99FC

#BB99FC — Light Vivid Purple

#BB99FC 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 #BB99FC 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.

#BB99FC is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D9FC97; it also sits naturally between #97A6FC and #ED97FC. 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 99%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB99FC

.text { color: #BB99FC; }
.background { background-color: #BB99FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB99FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 153, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(261, 94%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB99FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 153, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB99FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 153, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB99FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB99FC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9FC97:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB99FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB99FC

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 #BB99FC 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 #BB99FC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB99FC?

#BB99FC is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 153, 252). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB99FC?

#BB99FC is RGB 187, 153, 252 — HSL 261°, 94%, 79% — CMYK 26%, 39%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #BB99FC?

Its complement is #D9FC97; analogous partners are #97A6FC and #ED97FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB99FC for text?

Black text on #BB99FC has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.31:1.