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#BB44CA Color

#BB44CA is rgb(187, 68, 202) in RGB, hsl(293, 56%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 66%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB44CA
HEX#BB44CA
RGBrgb(187, 68, 202)
HSLhsl(293, 56%, 53%)
HSVhsv(293, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 66%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(60.3% 0.218 323)
LABlab(50.43% 61.07 -46.95)
LCHlch(50.43% 77.03 322.45)

What #BB44CA 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 #BB44CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 6.75Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 10.02Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 12.09Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 15.69Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 16.32Mauveine#8D029BΔE 16.57

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

#BB44CA Channel Values

How #BB44CA 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 68 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 56% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.38:1 vs white · 4.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB44CA 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BB44CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BB44CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB44CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BB44CA
Complementary
#54CA44
Analogous
#7744CA
Analogous
#CA4497
Triadic
#CABB44
Triadic
#44CABB
Split comp.
#97CA44
Split comp.
#44CA77

Tints & Shades of #BB44CA

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

#C35CD1
#CE78D9
#D690E0
#E0ABE7
#E9C3EE
#F3DFF6

Shades

#A834B7
#8E2C9B
#75247F
#5B1C63
#421448
#280C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BB44CA.

How #BB44CA 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#BB44CA
Protanopia#6666CA
Protanomaly#905ACA
Deuteranopia#7C7CC8
Deuteranomaly#996AC9
Tritanopia#AF6363
Tritanomaly#B45897
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB44CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb44ca: #BB44CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB44CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb44ca': '#BB44CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.267, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_bb44ca">#BB44CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB44CA"

More Pink Colors

#BB44CA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BB44CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB44CA?

#BB44CA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(187, 68, 202) in RGB and hsl(293, 56%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.75.

What is the RGB value of #BB44CA?

#BB44CA is rgb(187, 68, 202) — red 187, green 68, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB44CA?

#BB44CA converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 66%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB44CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB44CA scores 4.38:1 against white and 4.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB44CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB44CA 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 6.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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