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#BB3EBB Color

#BB3EBB is rgb(187, 62, 187) in RGB, hsl(300, 50%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 67%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Fuchsia (#C154C1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.7. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB3EBB
HEX#BB3EBB
RGBrgb(187, 62, 187)
HSLhsl(300, 50%, 49%)
HSVhsv(300, 67%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 67%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(58.8% 0.213 327.9)
LABlab(48.91% 61.38 -40.68)
LCHlch(48.91% 73.64 326.47)

What #BB3EBB 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 #BB3EBB, 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.

#BB3EBB Channel Values

How #BB3EBB 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 62 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 50% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 67% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.65:1 vs white · 4.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB3EBB 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 text4.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BB3EBB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BB3EBB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB3EBB; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #BB3EBB

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BB3EBB.

How #BB3EBB 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#BB3EBB
Protanopia#6363BB
Protanomaly#8F56BB
Deuteranopia#7B7BB9
Deuteranomaly#9968BA
Tritanopia#B15B5B
Tritanomaly#B5518C
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB3EBB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb3ebb: #BB3EBB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB3EBB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb3ebb': '#BB3EBB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.243, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_bb3ebb">#BB3EBB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB3EBB"

More Pink Colors

#BB3EBB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BB3EBB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB3EBB?

#BB3EBB is a mid-tone pink — rgb(187, 62, 187) in RGB and hsl(300, 50%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Fuchsia (#C154C1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.7.

What is the RGB value of #BB3EBB?

#BB3EBB is rgb(187, 62, 187) — red 187, green 62, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB3EBB?

#BB3EBB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 67%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB3EBB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BB3EBB scores 4.65:1 against white and 4.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB3EBB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB3EBB 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 10.3, which is visibly different.

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