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#BB83EC Color

#BB83EC is rgb(187, 131, 236) in RGB, hsl(272, 73%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 44%, 0%, 7%) 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 5.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB83EC
HEX#BB83EC
RGBrgb(187, 131, 236)
HSLhsl(272, 73%, 72%)
HSVhsv(272, 44%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 44%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(70.7% 0.158 307.4)
LABlab(63.68% 36.79 -45.22)
LCHlch(63.68% 58.29 309.13)

What #BB83EC 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 #BB83EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 5.95Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 8.08Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 9.11Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 10.91Amethyst#9966CCΔE 11.58Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 11.85

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

#BB83EC Channel Values

How #BB83EC 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 131 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 73% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 44% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.77:1 vs white · 7.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB83EC 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 text2.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BB83EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BB83EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB83EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BB83EC
Complementary
#B4EC83
Analogous
#8783EC
Analogous
#EC83E8
Triadic
#ECBB83
Triadic
#83ECBB
Split comp.
#E8EC83
Split comp.
#83EC87

Tints & Shades of #BB83EC

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

#C595EE
#CCA2F1
#D6B4F3
#DFC6F6
#E9D7F9
#F0E5FB

Shades

#A357E5
#8D30DF
#731EBE
#581792
#3E1065
#250A3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BB83EC.

How #BB83EC 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#BB83EC
Protanopia#8F8FEC
Protanomaly#A28AEC
Deuteranopia#9898EB
Deuteranomaly#A790EB
Tritanopia#AD9696
Tritanomaly#B38FBF
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB83EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb83ec: #BB83EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB83EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb83ec': '#BB83EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.514, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_bb83ec">#BB83EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB83EC"

More Purple Colors

#BB83EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BB83EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB83EC?

#BB83EC is a light purple — rgb(187, 131, 236) in RGB and hsl(272, 73%, 72%) 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 5.95.

What is the RGB value of #BB83EC?

#BB83EC is rgb(187, 131, 236) — red 187, green 131, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB83EC?

#BB83EC converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 44%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB83EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB83EC scores 2.77:1 against white and 7.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB83EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB83EC 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 11.85, which is visibly different.

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