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#BB55DD Color

#BB55DD is rgb(187, 85, 221) in RGB, hsl(285, 67%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 62%, 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 5.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB55DD
HEX#BB55DD
RGBrgb(187, 85, 221)
HSLhsl(285, 67%, 60%)
HSVhsv(285, 62%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 62%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(63.3% 0.212 316.7)
LABlab(53.98% 56.78 -52.14)
LCHlch(53.98% 77.09 317.44)

What #BB55DD 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 #BB55DD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 5.04Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 11.68Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 14.37Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 14.53Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 15.29Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 15.55

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

#BB55DD Channel Values

How #BB55DD 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 85 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 67% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 62% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 62% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.85:1 vs white · 5.46:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB55DD 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 text3.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BB55DD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BB55DD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB55DD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BB55DD
Complementary
#77DD55
Analogous
#7755DD
Analogous
#DD55BB
Triadic
#DDBB55
Triadic
#55DDBB
Split comp.
#BBDD55
Split comp.
#55DD77

Tints & Shades of #BB55DD

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

#C46AE2
#CE84E7
#D699EB
#E0B2F0
#E9C8F4
#F3E1F9

Shades

#AE33D7
#9625BB
#7B1E99
#5F1877
#441155
#290A33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BB55DD.

How #BB55DD 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#BB55DD
Protanopia#6F6FDD
Protanomaly#9466DD
Deuteranopia#8383DB
Deuteranomaly#9C73DC
Tritanopia#AD7373
Tritanomaly#B368A8
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB55DD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb55dd: #BB55DD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB55DD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb55dd': '#BB55DD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.333, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_bb55dd">#BB55DD</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB55DD"

More Purple Colors

#BB55DD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BB55DD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB55DD?

#BB55DD is a light purple — rgb(187, 85, 221) in RGB and hsl(285, 67%, 60%) 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 5.04.

What is the RGB value of #BB55DD?

#BB55DD is rgb(187, 85, 221) — red 187, green 85, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB55DD?

#BB55DD converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 62%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB55DD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB55DD scores 3.85:1 against white and 5.46:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB55DD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB55DD 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 5.04, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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