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#BB689C Color

#BB689C is rgb(187, 104, 156) in RGB, hsl(322, 38%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 44%, 17%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB689C
HEX#BB689C
RGBrgb(187, 104, 156)
HSLhsl(322, 38%, 57%)
HSVhsv(322, 44%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44%, 17%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.124 343)
LABlab(55.07% 38.96 -13.18)
LCHlch(55.07% 41.13 341.32)

What #BB689C 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 #BB689C, 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.

#BB689C Channel Values

How #BB689C 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 104 · B 1568-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 322° · S 38% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 322° · S 44% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 44% · Y 17% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.77:1 vs white · 5.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB689C 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 text3.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BB689C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BB689C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB689C; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BB689C

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 #BB689C.

How #BB689C 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#BB689C
Protanopia#7B7B9C
Protanomaly#99749C
Deuteranopia#8B8B9A
Deuteranomaly#A07E9B
Tritanopia#B77070
Tritanomaly#B86D84
Achromatopsia#838383

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB689C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb689c: #BB689C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB689C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb689c': '#BB689C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.408, blue: 0.612)
Android XML<color name="color_bb689c">#BB689C</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB689C"

More Pink Colors

#BB689C sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BB689C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB689C?

#BB689C is a mid-tone pink — rgb(187, 104, 156) in RGB and hsl(322, 38%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.16.

What is the RGB value of #BB689C?

#BB689C is rgb(187, 104, 156) — red 187, green 104, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB689C?

#BB689C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 44%, 17%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB689C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB689C scores 3.77:1 against white and 5.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB689C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB689C 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 16.81, which is visibly different.

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