Palettes / Colors / #BB307A

#BB307A — Pink

#BB307A 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 #BB307A 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.

#BB307A is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #30BB71; it also sits naturally between #B630BB and #BB3035. 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 19% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 35% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB307A

.text { color: #BB307A; }
.background { background-color: #BB307A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB307A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 48, 122); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(328, 59%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB307A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 48, 122, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB307A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 48, 122, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB307A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB307A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #30BB71:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB307A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB307A

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 #BB307A 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 #BB307A 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

← #BB3079  ·  #BB307B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB307A?

#BB307A is Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 48, 122). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB307A?

#BB307A is RGB 187, 48, 122 — HSL 328°, 59%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 74%, 35%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB307A?

Its complement is #30BB71; analogous partners are #B630BB and #BB3035. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB307A for text?

White text on #BB307A has a contrast ratio of 5.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.82:1.