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#BB2AA9 — Pink

#BB2AA9 is a pink color we call 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 #BB2AA9 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.

#BB2AA9 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 #2ABB3B; it also sits naturally between #842ABB and #BB2A62. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB2AA9 · RGB 187, 42, 169

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Color values

HEX#BB2AA9
RGB187, 42, 169
HSL307°, 63%, 45%
HSV307°, 78%, 73%
CMYK0%, 78%, 10%, 27%
XYZ28.48, 15.09, 38.95
Yxy15.09, 0.3452, 0.1828
CIE-Lab45.75, 68.43, -35.50
Hunter Lab38.84, 66.04, -35.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 16% · Blue 66%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 10% · Key 27%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB2AA9 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB2AA9 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB2AA9

.text { color: #BB2AA9; }
.background { background-color: #BB2AA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB2AA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 42, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(307, 63%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB2AA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 42, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB2AA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 42, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB2AA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB2AA9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB2AA9

#AA279B#9A238C#891F7D#791B6E#68185F#53134C#430F3D#320B2D#21081E#11040F

Tints of #BB2AA9

#D02FBD#D544C4#D959CA#DE6ED1#E486D9#E89BDF#EDB0E6#F2C5ED#F7DAF3#FBEEFA

Tones of #BB2AA9

#B135A2#A63F9A#9C4992#92548B#875E83#7D687B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2ABB3B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text5.23:1 AA
Against black text4.02:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BB2AA9: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB2AA9

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BB2AA9: ·

How #BB2AA9 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #7C7B8ADeuteranopia · #859083Tritanopia · #B4726D

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:

Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind pink 600 · #DB2777

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB2AA9 rather than the exact color:

Golden Drift
#F5D1F0 · #DD60CE · #B829A7 · #5B1553
Palette Faf562
#FAF562 · #F36A7B · #B824A4 · #AAAAAA
Palette 070739
#070739 · #521477 · #C327AB · #E1E099
Lucky Ruby Bloom
#C123A6 · #BDDA33 · #4AC4DE · #EFCAE6
Cosmic Whisper
#2D50C6 · #472D96 · #9A30C2 · #BE30A1
Cosmic Ruby Marble
#601887 · #BB28B4 · #C2257C · #5A1923

Similar colors

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

#B829A7#B824A4#C327AB#C123A6#BE30A1#BB28B4#C0259F#BF25B4#C532A3#B221A1#C01F9F#B82EB9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB2AA8  ·  #BB2AAA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB2AA9?

#BB2AA9 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 42, 169). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB2AA9?

#BB2AA9 is RGB 187, 42, 169 — HSL 307°, 63%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 10%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB2AA9?

Its complement is #2ABB3B; analogous partners are #842ABB and #BB2A62. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB2AA9 for text?

White text on #BB2AA9 has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.02:1.