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#BB3AAE Color

#BB3AAE is rgb(187, 58, 174) in RGB, hsl(306, 53%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 69%, 7%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.92. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB3AAE
HEX#BB3AAE
RGBrgb(187, 58, 174)
HSLhsl(306, 53%, 48%)
HSVhsv(306, 69%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 69%, 7%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.208 332.3)
LABlab(47.82% 61.25 -34.78)
LCHlch(47.82% 70.44 330.41)

What #BB3AAE 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 #BB3AAE, 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.

#BB3AAE Channel Values

How #BB3AAE 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 58 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 53% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 69% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 69% · Y 7% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.85:1 vs white · 4.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB3AAE 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 text4.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BB3AAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB3AAE; 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 #BB3AAE

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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How #BB3AAE 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#BB3AAE
Protanopia#6161AE
Protanomaly#8E54AE
Deuteranopia#7979AC
Deuteranomaly#9866AD
Tritanopia#B35555
Tritanomaly#B64B82
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB3AAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb3aae: #BB3AAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB3AAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb3aae': '#BB3AAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.227, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_bb3aae">#BB3AAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB3AAE"

More Pink Colors

#BB3AAE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BB3AAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB3AAE?

#BB3AAE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(187, 58, 174) in RGB and hsl(306, 53%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.92.

What is the RGB value of #BB3AAE?

#BB3AAE is rgb(187, 58, 174) — red 187, green 58, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB3AAE?

#BB3AAE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 69%, 7%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB3AAE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BB3AAE scores 4.85:1 against white and 4.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB3AAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB3AAE 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 15.17, which is visibly different.

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