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#BB85D5 Color

#BB85D5 is rgb(187, 133, 213) in RGB, hsl(281, 49%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 38%, 0%, 16%) 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 7.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB85D5
HEX#BB85D5
RGBrgb(187, 133, 213)
HSLhsl(281, 49%, 68%)
HSVhsv(281, 38%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 38%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.127 314.3)
LABlab(63.26% 31.93 -33.13)
LCHlch(63.26% 46.01 313.95)

What #BB85D5 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 #BB85D5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 7.84Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 10.56African Violet#B284BEΔE 11.67Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 13.43Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 13.97Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 14.15

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

#BB85D5 Channel Values

How #BB85D5 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 133 · B 2138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 49% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 38% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.83:1 vs white · 7.43:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB85D5 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 text2.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BB85D5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BB85D5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB85D5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BB85D5
Complementary
#9FD585
Analogous
#9485D5
Analogous
#D585C7
Triadic
#D5BC85
Triadic
#85D5BC
Split comp.
#C7D585
Split comp.
#85D594

Tints & Shades of #BB85D5

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

#C495DB
#CFA8E1
#D7B7E6
#E0C6EB
#E8D5F1
#F2E8F7

Shades

#A963CA
#9641BE
#7B359C
#5D2876
#421D54
#271131

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BB85D5.

How #BB85D5 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#BB85D5
Protanopia#9090D5
Protanomaly#A38CD5
Deuteranopia#9A9AD4
Deuteranomaly#A892D4
Tritanopia#B19292
Tritanomaly#B58DB1
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB85D5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb85d5: #BB85D5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB85D5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb85d5': '#BB85D5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.522, blue: 0.835)
Android XML<color name="color_bb85d5">#BB85D5</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB85D5"

More Purple Colors

#BB85D5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BB85D5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB85D5?

#BB85D5 is a light purple — rgb(187, 133, 213) in RGB and hsl(281, 49%, 68%) 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 7.84.

What is the RGB value of #BB85D5?

#BB85D5 is rgb(187, 133, 213) — red 187, green 133, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB85D5?

#BB85D5 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 38%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB85D5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB85D5 scores 2.83:1 against white and 7.43:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB85D5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB85D5 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 15.21, which is visibly different.

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