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#BB7CDF Color

#BB7CDF is rgb(187, 124, 223) in RGB, hsl(278, 61%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 44%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB7CDF
HEX#BB7CDF
RGBrgb(187, 124, 223)
HSLhsl(278, 61%, 68%)
HSVhsv(278, 44%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 44%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(68.9% 0.154 312.2)
LABlab(61.64% 38.23 -41.22)
LCHlch(61.64% 56.21 312.85)

What #BB7CDF 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 #BB7CDF, 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.

#BB7CDF Channel Values

How #BB7CDF 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 124 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 61% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 44% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.97:1 vs white · 7.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB7CDF 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 text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BB7CDF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB7CDF; 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 #BB7CDF

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BB7CDF.

How #BB7CDF 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#BB7CDF
Protanopia#8989DF
Protanomaly#A084DF
Deuteranopia#9595DE
Deuteranomaly#A58BDE
Tritanopia#AF8E8E
Tritanomaly#B487B4
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB7CDF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb7cdf: #BB7CDF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB7CDF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb7cdf': '#BB7CDF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.486, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_bb7cdf">#BB7CDF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB7CDF"

More Purple Colors

#BB7CDF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BB7CDF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB7CDF?

#BB7CDF is a light purple — rgb(187, 124, 223) in RGB and hsl(278, 61%, 68%) 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 3.6.

What is the RGB value of #BB7CDF?

#BB7CDF is rgb(187, 124, 223) — red 187, green 124, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB7CDF?

#BB7CDF converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 44%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB7CDF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB7CDF scores 2.97:1 against white and 7.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB7CDF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB7CDF 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 13.52, which is visibly different.

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