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#BB4DE0 Color

#BB4DE0 is rgb(187, 77, 224) in RGB, hsl(285, 70%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 66%, 0%, 12%) 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 9.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB4DE0
HEX#BB4DE0
RGBrgb(187, 77, 224)
HSLhsl(285, 70%, 59%)
HSVhsv(285, 66%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 66%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(62.5% 0.226 316.5)
LABlab(52.83% 60.61 -55.65)
LCHlch(52.83% 82.28 317.45)

What #BB4DE0 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 #BB4DE0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.94Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.21Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 13.38Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.9Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 16.77Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 17.28

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

#BB4DE0 Channel Values

How #BB4DE0 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 77 · B 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 70% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 66% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4:1 vs white · 5.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB4DE0 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 text4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BB4DE0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BB4DE0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB4DE0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BB4DE0
Complementary
#72E04D
Analogous
#724DE0
Analogous
#E04DBB
Triadic
#E0BB4D
Triadic
#4DE0BB
Split comp.
#BBE04D
Split comp.
#4DE072

Tints & Shades of #BB4DE0

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

#C567E4
#CD7DE8
#D797ED
#E0ADF0
#E9C7F5
#F2DCF9

Shades

#AE2BDA
#9421BA
#781B98
#601579
#450F57
#290934

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BB4DE0.

How #BB4DE0 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#BB4DE0
Protanopia#6B6BE0
Protanomaly#9260E0
Deuteranopia#7F7FDE
Deuteranomaly#9B6FDF
Tritanopia#AC6F6F
Tritanomaly#B263A8
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB4DE0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb4de0: #BB4DE0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB4DE0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb4de0': '#BB4DE0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.302, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_bb4de0">#BB4DE0</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB4DE0"

More Purple Colors

#BB4DE0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BB4DE0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB4DE0?

#BB4DE0 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(187, 77, 224) in RGB and hsl(285, 70%, 59%) 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 9.94.

What is the RGB value of #BB4DE0?

#BB4DE0 is rgb(187, 77, 224) — red 187, green 77, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB4DE0?

#BB4DE0 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 66%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB4DE0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB4DE0 scores 4:1 against white and 5.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB4DE0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB4DE0 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 9.94, 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.