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#BB779A Color

#BB779A is rgb(187, 119, 154) in RGB, hsl(329, 33%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 18%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB779A
HEX#BB779A
RGBrgb(187, 119, 154)
HSLhsl(329, 33%, 60%)
HSVhsv(329, 36%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 18%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.096 347.9)
LABlab(58.26% 31.03 -7.28)
LCHlch(58.26% 31.87 346.79)

What #BB779A 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 #BB779A, 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.

#BB779A Channel Values

How #BB779A 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 119 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 329° · S 33% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 329° · S 36% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 18% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.38:1 vs white · 6.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB779A 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 text3.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BB779A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB779A; 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 #BB779A

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BB779A.

How #BB779A 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#BB779A
Protanopia#86869A
Protanomaly#9E809A
Deuteranopia#929298
Deuteranomaly#A48899
Tritanopia#B87C7C
Tritanomaly#B97A89
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB779A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb779a: #BB779A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB779A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb779a': '#BB779A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.467, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_bb779a">#BB779A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB779A"

More Pink Colors

#BB779A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BB779A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB779A?

#BB779A is a light pink — rgb(187, 119, 154) in RGB and hsl(329, 33%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.97.

What is the RGB value of #BB779A?

#BB779A is rgb(187, 119, 154) — red 187, green 119, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB779A?

#BB779A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 18%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB779A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB779A scores 3.38:1 against white and 6.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB779A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB779A 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 16.9, which is visibly different.

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