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#BB028D — Vivid Pink

#BB028D 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 #BB028D 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.

#BB028D 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 #02BB30; it also sits naturally between #8D02BB and #BB0230. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB028D · RGB 187, 2, 141

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Color values

HEX#BB028D
RGB187, 2, 141
HSL315°, 98%, 37%
HSV315°, 99%, 73%
CMYK0%, 99%, 25%, 27%
XYZ25.32, 12.53, 26.28
Yxy12.53, 0.3948, 0.1954
CIE-Lab42.05, 71.52, -24.45
Hunter Lab35.40, 68.71, -21.98

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 1% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 25% · Key 27%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB028D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB028D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB028D

.text { color: #BB028D; }
.background { background-color: #BB028D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB028D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 2, 141); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(315, 98%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB028D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 2, 141, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB028D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 2, 141, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB028D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB028D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB028D

#AC0281#970272#880167#79015B#6A0150#560141#470135#38012A#23001B#14000F

Tints of #BB028D

#D902A3#F702BA#FD1CC4#FD3ACC#FD58D4#FE72DB#FE90E2#FEAEEA#FECDF2#FFEBFA

Tones of #BB028D

#AE0F86#A01C7F#932A79#863772#79446C#6C5165

Color harmonies

Complementary — #02BB30:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.99:1 AA
Against black text3.51:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BB028D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB028D

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 #BB028D: ·

How #BB028D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6B696BDeuteranopia · #768463Tritanopia · #B2514B

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 Purple 500 · #9C27B0Material Pink 500 · #E91E63

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB028D rather than the exact color:

Frozen Dusk
#B30F90 · #F36FF2 · #29ED53 · #C7F7D2
Palette 711db0
#711DB0 · #C21292 · #EF4040 · #FFA732
Gentle Ruby Opal
#B41687 · #E84594 · #1CE255 · #A7EEB6
Smoky Marble
#CC138F · #ED42D6 · #57EF89 · #94EEAA
Amber Horizon
#E557C3 · #DB39B3 · #B61B90 · #631250
Crimson Ruby Zephyr
#1983AA · #B21A8A · #A0CF1E · #C0E5EF

Similar colors

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

#B30F90#C21292#B41687#CC138F#B61B90#B21A8A#B5157C#B81C8F#C61A88#BE1A81#BB1D91#B01B93

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB028C  ·  #BB028E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB028D?

#BB028D is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 2, 141). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB028D?

#BB028D is RGB 187, 2, 141 — HSL 315°, 98%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 25%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB028D?

Its complement is #02BB30; analogous partners are #8D02BB and #BB0230. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB028D for text?

White text on #BB028D has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.51:1.