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#BB079D Color

#BB079D is rgb(187, 7, 157) in RGB, hsl(310, 93%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 96%, 16%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.53. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB079D
HEX#BB079D
RGBrgb(187, 7, 157)
HSLhsl(310, 93%, 38%)
HSVhsv(310, 96%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 96%, 16%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(54% 0.234 337.7)
LABlab(43.14% 70.46 -31.98)
LCHlch(43.14% 77.38 335.59)

What #BB079D 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 #BB079D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BB079D Channel Values

How #BB079D 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 7 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 310° · S 93% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 310° · S 96% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 96% · Y 16% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.78:1 vs white · 3.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB079D 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.

TextWhite text5.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BB079D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB079D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BB079D

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BB079D.

How #BB079D 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#BB079D
Protanopia#53539D
Protanomaly#89419D
Deuteranopia#71719A
Deuteranomaly#94599B
Tritanopia#B43B3B
Tritanomaly#B72E70
Achromatopsia#666666

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB079D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb079d: #BB079D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB079D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb079d': '#BB079D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.027, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_bb079d">#BB079D</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB079D"

More Pink Colors

#BB079D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BB079D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB079D?

#BB079D is a dark pink — rgb(187, 7, 157) in RGB and hsl(310, 93%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.53.

What is the RGB value of #BB079D?

#BB079D is rgb(187, 7, 157) — red 187, green 7, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB079D?

#BB079D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 96%, 16%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB079D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BB079D scores 5.78:1 against white and 3.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB079D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB079D 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 16.58, which is visibly different.

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