Palettes / Colors / #BB4497

#BB4497 — Muted Pink

#BB4497 is a pink color we call Muted 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 #BB4497 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.

#BB4497 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 #44BB68; it also sits naturally between #A344BB and #BB445C. 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 27% · Blue 59%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 19% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB4497

.text { color: #BB4497; }
.background { background-color: #BB4497; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB4497; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 68, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(318, 47%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB4497; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 68, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB4497; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 68, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB4497">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB4497">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #44BB68:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB4497: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB4497

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 #BB4497 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 #BB4497 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 #BB4497?

#BB4497 is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 68, 151). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB4497?

#BB4497 is RGB 187, 68, 151 — HSL 318°, 47%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 19%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB4497?

Its complement is #44BB68; analogous partners are #A344BB and #BB445C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB4497 for text?

White text on #BB4497 has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.39:1.