#BB49FD Color

#BB49FD is rgb(187, 73, 253) in RGB, hsl(278, 98%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 71%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), visibly different at ΔE 13.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB49FD

HEX#BB49FD

RGBrgb(187, 73, 253)

HSLhsl(278, 98%, 64%)

HSVhsv(278, 71%, 99%)

CMYKcmyk(26%, 71%, 0%, 1%)

OKLCHoklch(64% 0.257 309.9)

LABlab(53.80% 66.64 -70.31)

LCHlch(53.80% 96.87 313.46)

What #BB49FD 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 #BB49FD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 13.16 Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 13.53 Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 14.27 Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 15.51 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 16.11 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 17

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

#BB49FD Channel Values

How #BB49FD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 187 · G 73 · B 253	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 278° · S 98% · L 64%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 278° · S 71% · V 99%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 26% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 1%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.83:1 vs white · 5.48:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB49FD 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BB49FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB49FD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BB49FD

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.

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Shades

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How #BB49FD 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#BB49FD

Protanopia#6969FD

Protanomaly#915DFD

Deuteranopia#7E7EFC

Deuteranomaly#9A6DFC

Tritanopia#A67676

Tritanomaly#AF67BC

Achromatopsia#828282

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Using #BB49FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb49fd: #BB49FD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB49FD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb49fd': '#BB49FD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.286, blue: 0.992)

Android XML<color name="color_bb49fd">#BB49FD</color>

SVG fillfill="#BB49FD"

More Purple Colors

#BB49FD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#BB49FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB49FD?

#BB49FD is a light purple — rgb(187, 73, 253) in RGB and hsl(278, 98%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.16.

What is the RGB value of #BB49FD?

#BB49FD is rgb(187, 73, 253) — red 187, green 73, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB49FD?

#BB49FD converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 71%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB49FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB49FD scores 3.83:1 against white and 5.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB49FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB49FD 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 14.27, which is visibly different.

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