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#BB10FE Color

#BB10FE is rgb(187, 16, 254) in RGB, hsl(283, 99%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 94%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Electric Purple (#BF00FF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB10FE
HEX#BB10FE
RGBrgb(187, 16, 254)
HSLhsl(283, 99%, 53%)
HSVhsv(283, 94%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 94%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.298 311.9)
LABlab(48.80% 80.86 -78.96)
LCHlch(48.80% 113.02 315.68)

What #BB10FE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BB10FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 2.09Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 5.96Vibrant Purple#AA00FFΔE 6.73Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 9.9Extreme Violet#9F00FFΔE 10.34Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 12.1

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#BB10FE Channel Values

How #BB10FE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 187 · G 16 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 99% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 94% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.55:1 vs white · 4.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB10FE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BB10FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BB10FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB10FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BB10FE
Complementary
#54FE10
Analogous
#4410FE
Analogous
#FE10CA
Triadic
#FEBB10
Triadic
#10FEBB
Split comp.
#CAFE10
Split comp.
#10FE44

Tints & Shades of #BB10FE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C32FFE
#CD52FE
#D671FE
#E094FE
#E9B3FF
#F3D6FF

Shades

#A801E9
#8E01C6
#7501A2
#5B017F
#42005B
#280038

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BB10FE.

How #BB10FE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BB10FE
Protanopia#5454FE
Protanomaly#8A43FE
Deuteranopia#7272FC
Deuteranomaly#955AFD
Tritanopia#A46565
Tritanomaly#AE50B7
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB10FE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bb10fe: #BB10FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB10FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb10fe': '#BB10FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.063, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_bb10fe">#BB10FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB10FE"

More Purple Colors

#BB10FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BB10FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB10FE?

#BB10FE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(187, 16, 254) in RGB and hsl(283, 99%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Electric Purple (#BF00FF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.09.

What is the RGB value of #BB10FE?

#BB10FE is rgb(187, 16, 254) — red 187, green 16, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB10FE?

#BB10FE converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 94%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB10FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB10FE scores 4.55:1 against white and 4.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB10FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB10FE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 16.39, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.