Palettes / Colors / #BB9BEE

#BB9BEE — Light Purple

#BB9BEE 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 #BB9BEE 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.

#BB9BEE 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 #CEEE9B; it also sits naturally between #9BA4EE and #E49BEE. 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 93%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB9BEE

.text { color: #BB9BEE; }
.background { background-color: #BB9BEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB9BEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 155, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 71%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB9BEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 155, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB9BEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 155, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB9BEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB9BEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEEE9B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB9BEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB9BEE

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 #BB9BEE 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 #BB9BEE 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

← #BB9BED  ·  #BB9BEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB9BEE?

#BB9BEE is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 187, 155, 238). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB9BEE?

#BB9BEE is RGB 187, 155, 238 — HSL 263°, 71%, 77% — CMYK 21%, 35%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #BB9BEE?

Its complement is #CEEE9B; analogous partners are #9BA4EE and #E49BEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB9BEE for text?

Black text on #BB9BEE has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.32:1.