Palettes / Colors / #B249BC

#B249BC — Muted Pink

#B249BC is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #B249BC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B249BC is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #52BC49; it also sits naturally between #7849BC and #BC498C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 70% · Green 29% · Blue 74%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B249BC

.text { color: #B249BC; }
.background { background-color: #B249BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B249BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(178, 73, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 46%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B249BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(178, 73, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B249BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(178, 73, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B249BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B249BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #52BC49:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B249BC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B249BC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #B249BC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B249BC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #B249BC?

#B249BC is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 178, 73, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B249BC?

#B249BC is RGB 178, 73, 188 — HSL 295°, 46%, 51% — CMYK 5%, 61%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #B249BC?

Its complement is #52BC49; analogous partners are #7849BC and #BC498C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B249BC for text?

White text on #B249BC has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.57:1.