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#BB819D Color

#BB819D is rgb(187, 129, 157) in RGB, hsl(331, 30%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 16%, 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 5.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB819D
HEX#BB819D
RGBrgb(187, 129, 157)
HSLhsl(331, 30%, 62%)
HSVhsv(331, 31%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 16%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(67% 0.08 349)
LABlab(60.64% 26.15 -5.52)
LCHlch(60.64% 26.72 348.09)

What #BB819D 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 #BB819D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 5.34English Lavender#B48395ΔE 5.98Puce#CC8899ΔE 8.77Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 10.49Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 12.75Kobi#E79FC4ΔE 14.12

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

#BB819D Channel Values

How #BB819D 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 129 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 331° · S 30% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 331° · S 31% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 16% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.12:1 vs white · 6.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB819D 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 text3.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BB819D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BB819D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB819D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BB819D
Complementary
#81BB9F
Analogous
#BB81BA
Analogous
#BB8281
Triadic
#9DBB81
Triadic
#819DBB
Split comp.
#81BB82
Split comp.
#81BABB

Tints & Shades of #BB819D

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

#C492AA
#CDA2B7
#D6B3C4
#E1C7D3
#EAD7E0
#F3E8ED

Shades

#AD6789
#955072
#7B425D
#603449
#462535
#28151E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BB819D.

How #BB819D 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#BB819D
Protanopia#8D8D9D
Protanomaly#A2889D
Deuteranopia#97979B
Deuteranomaly#A78F9C
Tritanopia#B88585
Tritanomaly#B9838F
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB819D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb819d: #BB819D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB819D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb819d': '#BB819D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.506, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_bb819d">#BB819D</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB819D"

More Pink Colors

#BB819D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BB819D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB819D?

#BB819D is a light pink — rgb(187, 129, 157) in RGB and hsl(331, 30%, 62%) 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 5.34.

What is the RGB value of #BB819D?

#BB819D is rgb(187, 129, 157) — red 187, green 129, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB819D?

#BB819D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 16%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB819D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB819D scores 3.12:1 against white and 6.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB819D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB819D 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.47, which is visibly different.

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