#bb85ee color: Bright light purple
#bb85ee is rgb(187, 133, 238) in RGB and oklch(71.107% 0.15699 306.537) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Purple
- Light
- Vivid
- Neutral
- ≈ Orchid
- purple-400
- Black 7%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #bb85ee
#bb85ee is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 71.1% lightness, 0.157 chroma and a hue of 307°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 2.73:1 contrast and black text 7.7:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Lilac Geode (#bb88ff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-400.
Lighter: #bb85ee mixed with white
Darker: #bb85ee mixed with black
Calmer: #bb85ee with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #bb85ee
Questions about #bb85ee
What color is #bb85ee?
#bb85ee is bright light purple. The closest named color is Bright light purple. In RGB it is rgb(187, 133, 238), in HSL hsl(270.86, 75.54%, 72.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.107% 0.15699 306.537).
What colors go well with #bb85ee?
The complementary color of #bb85ee is #88b337. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8996ff and #de78c6. The triadic partners are #e28b04 and #00beb0.
Is white or black text more readable on #bb85ee?
Black text reads better on #bb85ee: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and black gives 7.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #bb85ee a warm or cool color?
#bb85ee is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 71.1% and its chroma 0.157.