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#BB0EC0 — Vivid Pink

#BB0EC0 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 #BB0EC0 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.

#BB0EC0 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 #14BE0E; it also sits naturally between #600EBE and #BE0E6C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB0EC0 · RGB 187, 14, 192

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Color values

HEX#BB0EC0
RGB187, 14, 192
HSL298°, 86%, 40%
HSV298°, 93%, 75%
CMYK3%, 93%, 0%, 25%
XYZ30.16, 14.68, 51.11
Yxy14.68, 0.3143, 0.1530
CIE-Lab45.20, 77.27, -49.92
Hunter Lab38.32, 76.70, -56.43

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 5% · Blue 75%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 93% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB0EC0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB0EC0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB0EC0

.text { color: #BB0EC0; }
.background { background-color: #BB0EC0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB0EC0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 14, 192); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 86%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB0EC0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 14, 192, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB0EC0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 14, 192, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB0EC0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB0EC0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB0EC0

#A50DAB#980C9D#850A8A#78097B#650868#530655#450547#330434#250326#120113

Tints of #BB0EC0

#D310DA#E617EE#E933F0#EC4BF1#EF67F4#F284F6#F49BF8#F7B8FA#FAD0FB#FDECFE

Tones of #BB0EC0

#AC1BB1#A028A4#953498#89408C#7E4D80#715A72

Color harmonies

Complementary — #14BE0E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.33:1 AA
Against black text3.94:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BB0EC0: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB0EC0

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 #BB0EC0: ·

How #BB0EC0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #706F95Deuteranopia · #7A878BTritanopia · #B2736B

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 fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB0EC0 rather than the exact color:

Misty Tempest
#B115B9 · #E551EB · #21D519 · #A3ED9B
Electric Harbor
#BD1EBF · #E662CF · #63E661 · #C4F2C6
Silent Ruby Aurora
#B715CE · #EA2FD4 · #4EEB37 · #C3F3B6
Vintage Horizon
#651EAF · #AF16CA · #C0259F · #D72772
Honey Ruby Aurora
#AE83EA · #C01EB9 · #EC6792 · #ED946D
Dusty Ruby Breeze
#F3CCF5 · #EC9EEF · #D84FDE · #BF1FC6

Similar colors

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

#B115B9#BD1EBF#B715CE#AF16CA#C01EB9#BF1FC6#C917C9#B500B2#B121C2#B41CB1#A613C4#CA1DC6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB0EBF  ·  #BB0EC1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB0EC0?

#BB0EC0 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 14, 192). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB0EC0?

#BB0EC0 is RGB 187, 14, 192 — HSL 298°, 86%, 40% — CMYK 3%, 93%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #BB0EC0?

Its complement is #14BE0E; analogous partners are #600EBE and #BE0E6C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB0EC0 for text?

White text on #BB0EC0 has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.94:1.