Palettes / Colors / #BB116E
#BB116E — Vivid Pink
#BB116E 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 #BB116E 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.
#BB116E 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 #11BB5E; it also sits naturally between #B211BB and #BB111A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BB116E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 17, 110 |
| HSL | 327°, 83%, 40% |
| HSV | 327°, 91%, 73% |
| CMYK | 0%, 91%, 41%, 27% |
| XYZ | 23.51, 12.09, 15.85 |
| Yxy | 12.09, 0.4569, 0.2350 |
| CIE-Lab | 41.36, 66.61, -6.30 |
| Hunter Lab | 34.77, 62.66, -4.75 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 7% · Blue 43%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 91% · Yellow 41% · Key 27%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BB116E
.text { color: #BB116E; }
.background { background-color: #BB116E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB116E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 17, 110); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(327, 83%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB116E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 17, 110, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB116E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 17, 110, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BB116E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB116E">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BB116E
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #11BB5E:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 6.14:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.42:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #BB116E: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB116E
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 #BB116E: ·
How #BB116E 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 #BB116E 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 #BB116E?
#BB116E is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 17, 110). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BB116E?
#BB116E is RGB 187, 17, 110 — HSL 327°, 83%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 91%, 41%, 27%.
What colors go with #BB116E?
Its complement is #11BB5E; analogous partners are #B211BB and #BB111A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BB116E for text?
White text on #BB116E has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.42:1.