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#BB026B — Vivid Pink

#BB026B is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #BB026B 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.

#BB026B is a warm-leaning 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 #02BB52; it also sits naturally between #AE02BB and #BB020E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB026B · RGB 187, 2, 107

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Color values

HEX#BB026B
RGB187, 2, 107
HSL326°, 98%, 37%
HSV326°, 99%, 73%
CMYK0%, 99%, 43%, 27%
XYZ23.17, 11.67, 14.94
Yxy11.67, 0.4654, 0.2344
CIE-Lab40.69, 68.00, -5.42
Hunter Lab34.16, 64.11, -4.03

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 1% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 43% · Key 27%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB026B on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB026B on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB026B

.text { color: #BB026B; }
.background { background-color: #BB026B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB026B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 2, 107); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(326, 98%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB026B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 2, 107, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB026B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 2, 107, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB026B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB026B">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB026B

#AC0262#970256#88014E#790145#6A013D#560131#470128#380120#230014#14000C

Tints of #BB026B

#D9027C#F7028D#FD1C9B#FD3AA9#FD58B6#FE72C1#FE90CE#FEAEDC#FECDE9#FFEBF6

Tones of #BB026B

#AE0F69#A01C67#932A65#863764#794462#6C5160

Color harmonies

Complementary — #02BB52:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.30:1 AA
Against black text3.33:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BB026B: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB026B

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BB026B: ·

How #BB026B looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6B6952Deuteranopia · #76844BTritanopia · #B23E39

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:

Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777Material Pink 500 · #E91E63Tailwind rose 600 · #E11D48

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB026B rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffb200
#FFB200 · #EB5B00 · #E4003A · #B60071
Palette 060047
#060047 · #B3005E · #E90064 · #FF5F9E
Palette Ffcc00
#FFCC00 · #FF6666 · #CC0066 · #66CCCC
Scarlet Ruby Bloom
#C1115C · #F054A1 · #14E48B · #AEF3D0
Palette 700961
#700961 · #B80D57 · #E03E36 · #FF7C38
Palette C30e59
#C30E59 · #E82561 · #F2AE66 · #E8E7AB

Similar colors

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

#B60071#B3005E#CC0066#C1115C#B80D57#C30E59#D10363#D20062#AC1573#B5157C#AE1479#B51A62

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB026A  ·  #BB026C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB026B?

#BB026B is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 2, 107). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB026B?

#BB026B is RGB 187, 2, 107 — HSL 326°, 98%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 43%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB026B?

Its complement is #02BB52; analogous partners are #AE02BB and #BB020E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB026B for text?

White text on #BB026B has a contrast ratio of 6.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.33:1.