Palettes / Colors / #BB4499

#BB4499 — Muted Pink

#BB4499 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 #BB4499 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.

#BB4499 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 #44BB66; it also sits naturally between #A144BB and #BB445E. 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 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 18% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB4499

.text { color: #BB4499; }
.background { background-color: #BB4499; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB4499; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 68, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(317, 47%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB4499; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 68, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB4499; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 68, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB4499">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB4499">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #44BB66:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB4499: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB4499

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 #BB4499 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 #BB4499 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

← #BB4498  ·  #BB449A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB4499?

#BB4499 is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 68, 153). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB4499?

#BB4499 is RGB 187, 68, 153 — HSL 317°, 47%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 18%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB4499?

Its complement is #44BB66; analogous partners are #A144BB and #BB445E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB4499 for text?

White text on #BB4499 has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.40:1.