Palettes / Colors / #B300BD

#B300BD — Vivid Pink

#B300BD is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the pink family.

#B300BD is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #09BD00; it also sits naturally between #5500BD and #BD0068. 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 0% · Blue 74%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B300BD

.text { color: #B300BD; }
.background { background-color: #B300BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B300BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(179, 0, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(297, 100%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B300BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(179, 0, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B300BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(179, 0, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B300BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B300BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #09BD00:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B300BD: #FFFFFF.

How #B300BD 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 #B300BD 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 #B300BD?

#B300BD is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 179, 0, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B300BD?

#B300BD is RGB 179, 0, 189 — HSL 297°, 100%, 37% — CMYK 5%, 100%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #B300BD?

Its complement is #09BD00; analogous partners are #5500BD and #BD0068. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B300BD for text?

White text on #B300BD has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.65:1.