Palettes / Colors / #BB09BD

#BB09BD — Vivid Pink

#BB09BD 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 #BB09BD 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.

#BB09BD 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 #0CBE09; it also sits naturally between #6009BE and #BE0966. 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 4% · Blue 74%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 95% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB09BD

.text { color: #BB09BD; }
.background { background-color: #BB09BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB09BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 9, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 91%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB09BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 9, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB09BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 9, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB09BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB09BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0CBE09:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB09BD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB09BD

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 #BB09BD 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 #BB09BD 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

← #BB09BC  ·  #BB09BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB09BD?

#BB09BD is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 9, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB09BD?

#BB09BD is RGB 187, 9, 189 — HSL 299°, 91%, 39% — CMYK 1%, 95%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #BB09BD?

Its complement is #0CBE09; analogous partners are #6009BE and #BE0966. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB09BD for text?

White text on #BB09BD has a contrast ratio of 5.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.89:1.