#BB51BD Color

#BB51BD is rgb(187, 81, 189) in RGB, hsl(299, 45%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 57%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Fuchsia (#C154C1), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB51BD

HEX#BB51BD

RGBrgb(187, 81, 189)

HSLhsl(299, 45%, 53%)

HSVhsv(299, 57%, 74%)

CMYKcmyk(1%, 57%, 0%, 26%)

OKLCHoklch(61% 0.189 326.9)

LABlab(51.88% 54.00 -37.18)

LCHlch(51.88% 65.56 325.45)

What #BB51BD 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 #BB51BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 1.84 Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 10.43 Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 10.84 Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 11.4 Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 11.77 Purpureus#9A4EAEΔE 12.1

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

#BB51BD Channel Values

How #BB51BD 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 81 · B 189	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 299° · S 45% · L 53%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 299° · S 57% · V 74%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 1% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 26%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.18:1 vs white · 5.02:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB51BD 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 text4.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BB51BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB51BD; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BB51BD

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 #BB51BD 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#BB51BD

Protanopia#6D6DBD

Protanomaly#9363BD

Deuteranopia#8181BB

Deuteranomaly#9C71BC

Tritanopia#B26767

Tritanomaly#B55F91

Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

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Using #BB51BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb51bd: #BB51BD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB51BD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb51bd': '#BB51BD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.318, blue: 0.741)

Android XML<color name="color_bb51bd">#BB51BD</color>

SVG fillfill="#BB51BD"

More Pink Colors

#BB51BD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#BB51BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB51BD?

#BB51BD is a mid-tone pink — rgb(187, 81, 189) in RGB and hsl(299, 45%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Fuchsia (#C154C1), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.84.

What is the RGB value of #BB51BD?

#BB51BD is rgb(187, 81, 189) — red 187, green 81, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB51BD?

#BB51BD converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 57%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB51BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB51BD scores 4.18:1 against white and 5.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB51BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB51BD 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 10.43, which is visibly different.

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