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#BB68EE Color

#BB68EE is rgb(187, 104, 238) in RGB, hsl(277, 80%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 56%, 0%, 7%) 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 9.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB68EE
HEX#BB68EE
RGBrgb(187, 104, 238)
HSLhsl(277, 80%, 67%)
HSVhsv(277, 56%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 56%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.202 310.7)
LABlab(58.19% 50.71 -54.97)
LCHlch(58.19% 74.79 312.69)

What #BB68EE 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 #BB68EE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.92Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 10.84Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 13.25Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.44Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 17.76Amethyst#9966CCΔE 18.41

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

#BB68EE Channel Values

How #BB68EE 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 104 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 80% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 56% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 56% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.32:1 vs white · 6.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB68EE 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 text3.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BB68EE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BB68EE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB68EE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BB68EE
Complementary
#9BEE68
Analogous
#7768EE
Analogous
#EE68DE
Triadic
#EEBB68
Triadic
#68EEBB
Split comp.
#DEEE68
Split comp.
#68EE77

Tints & Shades of #BB68EE

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

#C37AF0
#CD91F3
#D6A3F5
#E0BAF7
#E8CDF9
#F3E3FC

Shades

#A83EEA
#9419E1
#7914B8
#5E108E
#430B65
#27073C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BB68EE.

How #BB68EE 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#BB68EE
Protanopia#7B7BEE
Protanomaly#9974EE
Deuteranopia#8B8BED
Deuteranomaly#A07EED
Tritanopia#AB8383
Tritanomaly#B179B8
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB68EE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb68ee: #BB68EE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB68EE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb68ee': '#BB68EE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.408, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_bb68ee">#BB68EE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB68EE"

More Purple Colors

#BB68EE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BB68EE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB68EE?

#BB68EE is a light purple — rgb(187, 104, 238) in RGB and hsl(277, 80%, 67%) 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 9.92.

What is the RGB value of #BB68EE?

#BB68EE is rgb(187, 104, 238) — red 187, green 104, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB68EE?

#BB68EE converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 56%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB68EE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB68EE scores 3.32:1 against white and 6.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB68EE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB68EE 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 9.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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