#bb55ee
a balanced, electric violet · warm · closest name: orchid
RGB
187, 85, 238
HSL
280°, 82%, 63%
CMYK
21, 64, 0, 7
Luminance
0.2323
Every format
| HEX | #bb55ee |
| RGB | rgb(187, 85, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 82%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21%, 64%, 0%, 7%) |
| LAB | lab(55.3 64.7 -60.0) |
| LCH | lch(55.3 88.2 317.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.643 0.229 312.4) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #bb55ee;
background-color: #bb55ee;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bb55ee] bg-[#bb55ee]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bb55ee;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.333, blue: 0.933)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bb55ee")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#bb55ee on white: 3.72:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
Aa
#bb55ee on black: 5.65:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✗
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red73.3%
Green33.3%
Blue93.3%
CMYK percentages
Cyan21.4%
Magenta64.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.7%
Color previews
#bb55ee text on a black background
contrast 5.65:1
Card sample
#bb55ee text on a white background
contrast 3.72:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #bb55ee;
Background color
Panel with #bb55ee background
background-color: #bb55ee;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bb55ee;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 85, 238, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 85, 238, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bb55ee; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb55ee, #EE55BB);