Palettes / Colors / #BB1177

#BB1177 — Vivid Pink

#BB1177 is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

#BB1177 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 #11BB55; it also sits naturally between #AA11BB and #BB1122. 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 7% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 91% · Yellow 36% · Key 27%

Previews

CSS code for #BB1177

.text { color: #BB1177; }
.background { background-color: #BB1177; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB1177; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 17, 119); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(324, 83%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB1177; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 17, 119, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB1177; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 17, 119, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB1177">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB1177">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB1177

Tints of #BB1177

Tones of #BB1177

Color harmonies

Complementary — #11BB55:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB1177: #FFFFFF.

How #BB1177 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 #BB1177 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB1176  ·  #BB1178 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB1177?

#BB1177 is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 17, 119). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB1177?

#BB1177 is RGB 187, 17, 119 — HSL 324°, 83%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 91%, 36%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB1177?

Its complement is #11BB55; analogous partners are #AA11BB and #BB1122. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB1177 for text?

White text on #BB1177 has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.46:1.