Palettes / Colors / #BB9BCB

#BB9BCB — Light Muted Purple

#BB9BCB 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 #BB9BCB 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.

#BB9BCB 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 #AACB9A; it also sits naturally between #A29ACB and #CB9AC3. 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 61% · Blue 80%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB9BCB

.text { color: #BB9BCB; }
.background { background-color: #BB9BCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB9BCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 155, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 32%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB9BCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 155, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB9BCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 155, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB9BCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB9BCB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AACB9A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB9BCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB9BCB

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 #BB9BCB 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 #BB9BCB 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

← #BB9BCA  ·  #BB9BCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB9BCB?

#BB9BCB is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 155, 203). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB9BCB?

#BB9BCB is RGB 187, 155, 203 — HSL 280°, 32%, 70% — CMYK 8%, 24%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #BB9BCB?

Its complement is #AACB9A; analogous partners are #A29ACB and #CB9AC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB9BCB for text?

Black text on #BB9BCB has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.42:1.