Palettes / Colors / #BB13DE

#BB13DE — Vivid Pink

#BB13DE 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 #BB13DE 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.

#BB13DE 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 #35DD13; it also sits naturally between #5613DD and #DD1399. 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 87%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 91% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB13DE

.text { color: #BB13DE; }
.background { background-color: #BB13DE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB13DE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 19, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 84%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB13DE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 19, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB13DE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 19, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB13DE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB13DE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #35DD13:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB13DE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB13DE

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 #BB13DE 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 #BB13DE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB13DE?

#BB13DE is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 19, 222). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB13DE?

#BB13DE is RGB 187, 19, 222 — HSL 290°, 84%, 47% — CMYK 16%, 91%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #BB13DE?

Its complement is #35DD13; analogous partners are #5613DD and #DD1399. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB13DE for text?

White text on #BB13DE has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.26:1.