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#BB4BDD Color

#BB4BDD is rgb(187, 75, 221) in RGB, hsl(286, 68%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 66%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB4BDD
HEX#BB4BDD
RGBrgb(187, 75, 221)
HSLhsl(286, 68%, 58%)
HSVhsv(286, 66%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 66%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(62.1% 0.226 317.4)
LABlab(52.38% 60.98 -54.68)
LCHlch(52.38% 81.91 318.12)

What #BB4BDD 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 #BB4BDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.42Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.31Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 12.95Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 13.68Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 17.09Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 17.62

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

#BB4BDD Channel Values

How #BB4BDD 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 75 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 68% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 66% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.07:1 vs white · 5.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB4BDD 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 text4.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BB4BDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BB4BDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB4BDD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BB4BDD
Complementary
#6DDD4B
Analogous
#724BDD
Analogous
#DD4BB6
Triadic
#DDBB4B
Triadic
#4BDDBB
Split comp.
#B6DD4B
Split comp.
#4BDD72

Tints & Shades of #BB4BDD

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

#C465E2
#CD7AE6
#D694EB
#E0AEEF
#EAC7F4
#F2DDF8

Shades

#AE29D6
#9523B8
#7A1D96
#5E1674
#421051
#2A0A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BB4BDD.

How #BB4BDD 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#BB4BDD
Protanopia#6A6ADD
Protanomaly#915FDD
Deuteranopia#7F7FDB
Deuteranomaly#9B6EDC
Tritanopia#AC6D6D
Tritanomaly#B261A6
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB4BDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb4bdd: #BB4BDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB4BDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb4bdd': '#BB4BDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.294, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_bb4bdd">#BB4BDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB4BDD"

More Purple Colors

#BB4BDD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BB4BDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB4BDD?

#BB4BDD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(187, 75, 221) in RGB and hsl(286, 68%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.42.

What is the RGB value of #BB4BDD?

#BB4BDD is rgb(187, 75, 221) — red 187, green 75, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB4BDD?

#BB4BDD converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 66%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB4BDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB4BDD scores 4.07:1 against white and 5.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB4BDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB4BDD 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 9.42, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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