Medium Red-violet (#BB3385)

The hex code for Medium Red-violet is #BB3385. It is rgb(187, 51, 133) in RGB, hsl(324, 57%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 73%, 29%, 27%) in CMYK — a mid-tone pink. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#BB3385

RGBrgb(187, 51, 133)

HSLhsl(324, 57%, 47%)

HSVhsv(324, 73%, 73%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 73%, 29%, 27%)

OKLCHoklch(55.2% 0.189 348.1)

LABlab(45.43% 59.47 -13.95)

LCHlch(45.43% 61.09 346.80)

Colors Closest to Medium Red-violet

Medium Red-violet is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Fandango#B53389ΔE 4.31 Red-violet (Crayola)#C0448FΔE 5.21 Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 8.5 Mulberry (Crayola)#C8509BΔE 9 Pink (Pantone)#D74894ΔE 9.16 Berry Parfait#A43482ΔE 9.59

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

#BB3385 Channel Values

How Medium Red-violet breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 187 · G 51 · B 133	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 324° · S 57% · L 47%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 324° · S 73% · V 73%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 73% · Y 29% · K 27%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.35:1 vs white · 3.93:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Medium Red-violet 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 text5.35:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.93:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Medium Red-violet

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

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Medium Red-violet

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

Shades

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How Medium Red-violet 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#BB3385

Protanopia#5E5E84

Protanomaly#8D5085

Deuteranopia#787882

Deuteranomaly#976383

Tritanopia#B74444

Tritanomaly#B83E65

Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

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Using #BB3385 in Code

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

CSS custom property--medium-red-violet: #BB3385;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB3385;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'medium-red-violet': '#BB3385' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.200, blue: 0.522)

Android XML<color name="medium_red_violet">#BB3385</color>

SVG fillfill="#BB3385"

More Pink Colors

Medium Red-violet sits in the pinkfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

bd00bd b784a7 bd33a4 b768a2 c0448f b53389 c11ac1 b48395 c154c1 b39eb5 c256c2 b3446c cc33cc db00db e68fac f00080 f7c5f7 fe4eda ff5cff ffccff 470024 670e67 892f77 9f2850

#BB3385 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Medium Red-violet?

The hex code for Medium Red-violet is #BB3385. That is rgb(187, 51, 133) in RGB, hsl(324, 57%, 47%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 73%, 29%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #BB3385?

#BB3385 is rgb(187, 51, 133) — red 187, green 51, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB3385?

#BB3385 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 73%, 29%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB3385 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BB3385 scores 5.35:1 against white and 3.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB3385 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB3385 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 10.1, which is visibly different.

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