Palettes / Colors / #B68FBB

#B68FBB — Dusty Pink

#B68FBB is a pink color we call Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #B68FBB 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.

#B68FBB 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 #95BB90; it also sits naturally between #A190BB and #BB90AB. 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 71% · Green 56% · Blue 73%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B68FBB

.text { color: #B68FBB; }
.background { background-color: #B68FBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B68FBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(182, 143, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(293, 24%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B68FBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(182, 143, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B68FBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(182, 143, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B68FBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B68FBB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #95BB90:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B68FBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B68FBB

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 #B68FBB 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 #B68FBB 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 #B68FBB?

#B68FBB is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 182, 143, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B68FBB?

#B68FBB is RGB 182, 143, 187 — HSL 293°, 24%, 65% — CMYK 3%, 24%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #B68FBB?

Its complement is #95BB90; analogous partners are #A190BB and #BB90AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B68FBB for text?

Black text on #B68FBB has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.75:1.