Palettes / Colors / #BB2AAE

#BB2AAE — Pink

#BB2AAE 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 #BB2AAE 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.

#BB2AAE 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 #2ABB37; it also sits naturally between #7F2ABB and #BB2A67. 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 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 7% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB2AAE

.text { color: #BB2AAE; }
.background { background-color: #BB2AAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB2AAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 42, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(305, 63%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB2AAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 42, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB2AAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 42, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB2AAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB2AAE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB2AAE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2ABB37:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB2AAE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB2AAE

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 #BB2AAE 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 #BB2AAE 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

← #BB2AAD  ·  #BB2AAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB2AAE?

#BB2AAE is Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 42, 174). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB2AAE?

#BB2AAE is RGB 187, 42, 174 — HSL 305°, 63%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 7%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB2AAE?

Its complement is #2ABB37; analogous partners are #7F2ABB and #BB2A67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB2AAE for text?

White text on #BB2AAE has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.06:1.