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#BB54AA Color

#BB54AA is rgb(187, 84, 170) in RGB, hsl(310, 43%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 55%, 9%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mulberry (Crayola) (#C8509B), visibly different at ΔE 11.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB54AA
HEX#BB54AA
RGBrgb(187, 84, 170)
HSLhsl(310, 43%, 53%)
HSVhsv(310, 55%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55%, 9%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.168 334.2)
LABlab(51.67% 50.25 -26.49)
LCHlch(51.67% 56.81 332.20)

What #BB54AA 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 #BB54AA, 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.

#BB54AA Channel Values

How #BB54AA 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 84 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 310° · S 43% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 310° · S 55% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 55% · Y 9% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.23:1 vs white · 4.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB54AA 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 text4.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BB54AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB54AA; 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 #BB54AA

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BB54AA.

How #BB54AA 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#BB54AA
Protanopia#6F6FAA
Protanomaly#9365AA
Deuteranopia#8282A8
Deuteranomaly#9C72A9
Tritanopia#B46464
Tritanomaly#B75E86
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB54AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb54aa: #BB54AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB54AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb54aa': '#BB54AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.329, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_bb54aa">#BB54AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB54AA"

More Pink Colors

#BB54AA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BB54AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB54AA?

#BB54AA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(187, 84, 170) in RGB and hsl(310, 43%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mulberry (Crayola) (#C8509B), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.1.

What is the RGB value of #BB54AA?

#BB54AA is rgb(187, 84, 170) — red 187, green 84, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB54AA?

#BB54AA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 55%, 9%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB54AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB54AA scores 4.23:1 against white and 4.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB54AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB54AA 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 13.63, which is visibly different.

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