Palettes / Colors / #BB30AA

#BB30AA — Pink

#BB30AA 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 #BB30AA 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.

#BB30AA 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 #30BB40; it also sits naturally between #8530BB and #BB3065. 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 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 9% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB30AA

.text { color: #BB30AA; }
.background { background-color: #BB30AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB30AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 48, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(307, 59%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB30AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 48, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB30AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 48, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB30AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB30AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #30BB40:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB30AA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB30AA

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 #BB30AA 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 #BB30AA 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

← #BB30A9  ·  #BB30AB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB30AA?

#BB30AA is Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 48, 170). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB30AA?

#BB30AA is RGB 187, 48, 170 — HSL 307°, 59%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 74%, 9%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB30AA?

Its complement is #30BB40; analogous partners are #8530BB and #BB3065. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB30AA for text?

White text on #BB30AA has a contrast ratio of 5.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.12:1.