Palettes / Colors / #BB06DC

#BB06DC — Vivid Pink

#BB06DC is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #BB06DC 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.

#BB06DC 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 #26DB06; it also sits naturally between #5006DB and #DB0690. 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 73% · Green 2% · Blue 86%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 97% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB06DC

.text { color: #BB06DC; }
.background { background-color: #BB06DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB06DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 6, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 95%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB06DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 6, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB06DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 6, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB06DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB06DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #26DB06:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB06DC: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB06DC

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 #BB06DC 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 #BB06DC 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 #BB06DC?

#BB06DC is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 6, 220). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB06DC?

#BB06DC is RGB 187, 6, 220 — HSL 291°, 95%, 44% — CMYK 15%, 97%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #BB06DC?

Its complement is #26DB06; analogous partners are #5006DB and #DB0690. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB06DC for text?

White text on #BB06DC has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.17:1.