#BB4EE9 Color

#BB4EE9 is rgb(187, 78, 233) in RGB, hsl(282, 78%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 67%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), visibly different at ΔE 10.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB4EE9

HEX#BB4EE9

RGBrgb(187, 78, 233)

HSLhsl(282, 78%, 61%)

HSVhsv(282, 67%, 91%)

CMYKcmyk(20%, 67%, 0%, 9%)

OKLCHoklch(63.2% 0.233 314.1)

LABlab(53.45% 61.56 -59.73)

LCHlch(53.45% 85.78 315.86)

What #BB4EE9 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 #BB4EE9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 10.79 Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 13.91 Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 14.6 Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 15.37 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 16.33 Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 16.34

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

#BB4EE9 Channel Values

How #BB4EE9 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 78 · B 233	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 282° · S 78% · L 61%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 282° · S 67% · V 91%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 20% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 9%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.9:1 vs white · 5.38:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB4EE9 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 text3.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BB4EE9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB4EE9; 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 #BB4EE9

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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How #BB4EE9 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#BB4EE9

Protanopia#6B6BE9

Protanomaly#9261E9

Deuteranopia#8080E8

Deuteranomaly#9B6FE8

Tritanopia#AA7272

Tritanomaly#B166AF

Achromatopsia#818181

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Using #BB4EE9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb4ee9: #BB4EE9;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB4EE9;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb4ee9': '#BB4EE9' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.306, blue: 0.914)

Android XML<color name="color_bb4ee9">#BB4EE9</color>

SVG fillfill="#BB4EE9"

More Purple Colors

#BB4EE9 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

#BB4EE9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB4EE9?

#BB4EE9 is a light purple — rgb(187, 78, 233) in RGB and hsl(282, 78%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.79.

What is the RGB value of #BB4EE9?

#BB4EE9 is rgb(187, 78, 233) — red 187, green 78, and blue 233 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB4EE9?

#BB4EE9 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 67%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB4EE9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB4EE9 scores 3.9:1 against white and 5.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB4EE9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB4EE9 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 10.79, which is visibly different.

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