Palettes / Colors / #BB115F
#BB115F — Vivid Pink
#BB115F 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 #BB115F 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.
#BB115F 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 #11BB6C; it also sits naturally between #BB11B5 and #BB1711. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BB115F |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 17, 95 |
| HSL | 332°, 83%, 40% |
| HSV | 332°, 91%, 73% |
| CMYK | 0%, 91%, 49%, 27% |
| XYZ | 22.76, 11.79, 11.90 |
| Yxy | 11.79, 0.4899, 0.2538 |
| CIE-Lab | 40.88, 65.30, 2.44 |
| Hunter Lab | 34.34, 61.00, 1.68 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 7% · Blue 37%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 91% · Yellow 49% · Key 27%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BB115F
.text { color: #BB115F; }
.background { background-color: #BB115F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB115F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 17, 95); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(332, 83%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB115F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 17, 95, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB115F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 17, 95, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BB115F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB115F">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #11BB6C:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 6.25:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.36:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #BB115F: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB115F
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BB115F: ·
How #BB115F 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 #BB115F rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BB115F?
#BB115F is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 17, 95). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BB115F?
#BB115F is RGB 187, 17, 95 — HSL 332°, 83%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 91%, 49%, 27%.
What colors go with #BB115F?
Its complement is #11BB6C; analogous partners are #BB11B5 and #BB1711. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BB115F for text?
White text on #BB115F has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.36:1.