Palettes / Colors / #BB28BD

#BB28BD — Pink

#BB28BD is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #BB28BD 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.

#BB28BD 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 #2BBD28; it also sits naturally between #7028BD and #BD2875. 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 16% · Blue 74%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB28BD

.text { color: #BB28BD; }
.background { background-color: #BB28BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB28BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 40, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 65%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB28BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 40, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB28BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 40, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB28BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB28BD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB28BD

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Tones of #BB28BD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2BBD28:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB28BD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB28BD

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 #BB28BD 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 #BB28BD 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 #BB28BD?

#BB28BD is Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 40, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB28BD?

#BB28BD is RGB 187, 40, 189 — HSL 299°, 65%, 45% — CMYK 1%, 79%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #BB28BD?

Its complement is #2BBD28; analogous partners are #7028BD and #BD2875. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB28BD for text?

White text on #BB28BD has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.15:1.