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#BB82D4 Color

#BB82D4 is rgb(187, 130, 212) in RGB, hsl(282, 49%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 39%, 0%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB82D4
HEX#BB82D4
RGBrgb(187, 130, 212)
HSLhsl(282, 49%, 67%)
HSVhsv(282, 39%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 39%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.131 315.1)
LABlab(62.55% 33.34 -33.67)
LCHlch(62.55% 47.39 314.72)

What #BB82D4 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 #BB82D4, 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.

#BB82D4 Channel Values

How #BB82D4 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 130 · B 2128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 49% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 39% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.89:1 vs white · 7.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB82D4 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 text2.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BB82D4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB82D4; 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 #BB82D4

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BB82D4.

How #BB82D4 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#BB82D4
Protanopia#8E8ED4
Protanomaly#A289D4
Deuteranopia#9898D3
Deuteranomaly#A790D3
Tritanopia#B19090
Tritanomaly#B58AAF
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB82D4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb82d4: #BB82D4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB82D4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb82d4': '#BB82D4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.510, blue: 0.831)
Android XML<color name="color_bb82d4">#BB82D4</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB82D4"

More Purple Colors

#BB82D4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BB82D4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB82D4?

#BB82D4 is a light purple — rgb(187, 130, 212) in RGB and hsl(282, 49%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.76.

What is the RGB value of #BB82D4?

#BB82D4 is rgb(187, 130, 212) — red 187, green 130, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB82D4?

#BB82D4 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 39%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB82D4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB82D4 scores 2.89:1 against white and 7.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB82D4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB82D4 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 16.27, which is visibly different.

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