Palettes / Colors / #BB13DA

#BB13DA — Vivid Pink

#BB13DA 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 #BB13DA 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.

#BB13DA 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 #30D813; it also sits naturally between #5813D8 and #D81393. 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 85%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 91% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB13DA

.text { color: #BB13DA; }
.background { background-color: #BB13DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB13DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 19, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 84%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB13DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 19, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB13DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 19, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB13DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB13DA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #30D813:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB13DA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB13DA

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 #BB13DA 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 #BB13DA 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

← #BB13D9  ·  #BB13DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB13DA?

#BB13DA is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 19, 218). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB13DA?

#BB13DA is RGB 187, 19, 218 — HSL 291°, 84%, 46% — CMYK 14%, 91%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #BB13DA?

Its complement is #30D813; analogous partners are #5813D8 and #D81393. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB13DA for text?

White text on #BB13DA has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.22:1.