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#BB95FE Color

#BB95FE is rgb(187, 149, 254) in RGB, hsl(262, 98%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 41%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB95FE
HEX#BB95FE
RGBrgb(187, 149, 254)
HSLhsl(262, 98%, 79%)
HSVhsv(262, 41%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 41%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(74.6% 0.151 299.4)
LABlab(68.47% 30.59 -47.57)
LCHlch(68.47% 56.56 302.74)

What #BB95FE 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 #BB95FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 5.63Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.15Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 13.97Medium Purple#9370DBΔE 14.39Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 16.16Amethyst#9966CCΔE 17.29

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

#BB95FE Channel Values

How #BB95FE 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 149 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 262° · S 98% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 262° · S 41% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.37:1 vs white · 8.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB95FE 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 text2.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BB95FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BB95FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB95FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BB95FE
Complementary
#D7FE95
Analogous
#95A3FE
Analogous
#F095FE
Triadic
#FEBB95
Triadic
#95FEBB
Split comp.
#FEF095
Split comp.
#A3FE95

Tints & Shades of #BB95FE

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

#C5A4FE
#CCAEFE
#D5BDFE
#DFCDFE
#E8DCFF
#EFE6FF

Shades

#985DFD
#782BFD
#5902ED
#4402B6
#2F017E
#1C014C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BB95FE.

How #BB95FE 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#BB95FE
Protanopia#9C9CFE
Protanomaly#A999FE
Deuteranopia#A3A3FD
Deuteranomaly#AD9DFE
Tritanopia#ABA7A7
Tritanomaly#B2A0D0
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB95FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb95fe: #BB95FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB95FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb95fe': '#BB95FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.584, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_bb95fe">#BB95FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB95FE"

More Purple Colors

#BB95FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BB95FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB95FE?

#BB95FE is a light purple — rgb(187, 149, 254) in RGB and hsl(262, 98%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.63.

What is the RGB value of #BB95FE?

#BB95FE is rgb(187, 149, 254) — red 187, green 149, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB95FE?

#BB95FE converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 41%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB95FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB95FE scores 2.37:1 against white and 8.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB95FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB95FE 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 14.39, which is visibly different.

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