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#BB7ADC Color

#BB7ADC is rgb(187, 122, 220) in RGB, hsl(280, 58%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 45%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB7ADC
HEX#BB7ADC
RGBrgb(187, 122, 220)
HSLhsl(280, 58%, 67%)
HSVhsv(280, 45%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 45%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.154 313.5)
LABlab(61.09% 38.77 -40.40)
LCHlch(61.09% 55.99 313.82)

What #BB7ADC 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 #BB7ADC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BB7ADC Channel Values

How #BB7ADC 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 122 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 58% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 45% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 45% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.03:1 vs white · 6.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB7ADC 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 text3.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BB7ADC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BB7ADC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB7ADC; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BB7ADC

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BB7ADC.

How #BB7ADC 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#BB7ADC
Protanopia#8888DC
Protanomaly#9F83DC
Deuteranopia#9494DB
Deuteranomaly#A58ADB
Tritanopia#AF8C8C
Tritanomaly#B485B2
Achromatopsia#949494

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB7ADC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb7adc: #BB7ADC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB7ADC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb7adc': '#BB7ADC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.478, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_bb7adc">#BB7ADC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB7ADC"

More Purple Colors

#BB7ADC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BB7ADC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB7ADC?

#BB7ADC is a light purple — rgb(187, 122, 220) in RGB and hsl(280, 58%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.98.

What is the RGB value of #BB7ADC?

#BB7ADC is rgb(187, 122, 220) — red 187, green 122, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB7ADC?

#BB7ADC converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 45%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB7ADC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB7ADC scores 3.03:1 against white and 6.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB7ADC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB7ADC 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 mediumpurple (#9370DB) at a CIE76 distance of 14.09, which is visibly different.

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