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#BB7FDC Color

#BB7FDC is rgb(187, 127, 220) in RGB, hsl(279, 57%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 42%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB7FDC
HEX#BB7FDC
RGBrgb(187, 127, 220)
HSLhsl(279, 57%, 68%)
HSVhsv(279, 42%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 42%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.146 312.8)
LABlab(62.18% 36.19 -38.71)
LCHlch(62.18% 52.99 313.07)

What #BB7FDC 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 #BB7FDC, 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.

#BB7FDC Channel Values

How #BB7FDC 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 127 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 57% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 42% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.92:1 vs white · 7.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB7FDC 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 text2.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BB7FDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB7FDC; 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 #BB7FDC

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 #BB7FDC.

How #BB7FDC 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#BB7FDC
Protanopia#8C8CDC
Protanomaly#A187DC
Deuteranopia#9696DB
Deuteranomaly#A68EDB
Tritanopia#B08F8F
Tritanomaly#B489B3
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB7FDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb7fdc: #BB7FDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB7FDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb7fdc': '#BB7FDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.498, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_bb7fdc">#BB7FDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB7FDC"

More Purple Colors

#BB7FDC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BB7FDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB7FDC?

#BB7FDC is a light purple — rgb(187, 127, 220) in RGB and hsl(279, 57%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.19.

What is the RGB value of #BB7FDC?

#BB7FDC is rgb(187, 127, 220) — red 187, green 127, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB7FDC?

#BB7FDC converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 42%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB7FDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB7FDC scores 2.92:1 against white and 7.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB7FDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB7FDC 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 14.89, which is visibly different.

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