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#BC89FB — Light Vivid Purple

#BC89FB 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 #BC89FB 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.

#BC89FB 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 #C7FB89; it also sits naturally between #898FFB and #F589FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC89FB · RGB 188, 137, 251

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Color values

HEX#BC89FB
RGB188, 137, 251
HSL267°, 93%, 76%
HSV267°, 45%, 98%
CMYK25%, 45%, 0%, 2%
XYZ47.10, 35.55, 95.65
Yxy35.55, 0.2642, 0.1994
CIE-Lab66.17, 41.47, -49.87
Hunter Lab59.62, 40.48, -58.80

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 54% · Blue 98%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC89FB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC89FB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC89FB

.text { color: #BC89FB; }
.background { background-color: #BC89FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC89FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 137, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(267, 93%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC89FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 137, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC89FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 137, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC89FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC89FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC89FB

#A966F9#9544F8#7F1DF7#6D08E7#5D07C5#4C06A2#3C0580#2A0359#190236#090114

Tints of #BC89FB

#C293FB#C79DFB#CDA6FC#D2B0FC#D8BAFD#DEC4FD#E3CEFD#E9D8FE#EEE1FE#F4EBFE

Tones of #BC89FB

#BD91F3#BE99EA#BFA1E2#BFA9DA#C0B1D2#C1BACA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7FB89:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.59:1 Fails
Against black text8.11:1 AAA

Best text color on #BC89FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC89FB

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 #BC89FB: ·

How #BC89FB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A6A5DFDeuteranopia · #A9ADD9Tritanopia · #B9CAC5

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 #BC89FB rather than the exact color:

Palette B983ff
#B983FF · #94B3FD · #94DAFF · #99FEFF
Palette 7effdb
#7EFFDB · #B693FE · #8C82FC · #FF9DE2
Palette Bedcfa
#BEDCFA · #98ACF8 · #B088F9 · #DA9FF9
Palette Ffa1f5
#FFA1F5 · #BC7AF9 · #F8FF95 · #A6FF96
Lavender Haze
#5A189A · #9D4EDD · #C77DFF · #E0AAFF
Palette B799ff
#B799FF · #ACBCFF · #AEE2FF · #E6FFFD

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#B983FF#B693FE#B088F9#BC7AF9#C77DFF#B799FF#C499F3#A888FF#BA7CE9#AE83EA#B297EC#B98EE4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC89FA  ·  #BC89FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC89FB?

#BC89FB is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 137, 251). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC89FB?

#BC89FB is RGB 188, 137, 251 — HSL 267°, 93%, 76% — CMYK 25%, 45%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #BC89FB?

Its complement is #C7FB89; analogous partners are #898FFB and #F589FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC89FB for text?

Black text on #BC89FB has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.59:1.