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#BB63AC — Muted Pink

#BB63AC is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color PaleVioletRed (#DB7093). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palevioletred (#DB7093) — not an exact match. CSS palevioletred gives you #DB7093, a different color; use #BB63AC 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.

#BB63AC 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 #63BB72; it also sits naturally between #9D63BB and #BB6380. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB63AC · RGB 187, 99, 172

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Color values

HEX#BB63AC
RGB187, 99, 172
HSL310°, 39%, 56%
HSV310°, 47%, 73%
CMYK0%, 47%, 8%, 27%
XYZ32.40, 22.47, 41.66
Yxy22.47, 0.3357, 0.2328
CIE-Lab54.52, 45.32, -23.61
Hunter Lab47.40, 42.26, -22.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 39% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 47% · Yellow 8% · Key 27%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB63AC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB63AC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB63AC

.text { color: #BB63AC; }
.background { background-color: #BB63AC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB63AC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 99, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(310, 39%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB63AC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 99, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB63AC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 99, 172, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB63AC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB63AC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB63AC

#B351A3#A34894#8E3E81#7C3670#6A2F60#592750#471F40#32162D#200E1D#0E060D

Tints of #BB63AC

#C171B4#C77FBB#CD8EC3#D39CCA#DAAAD2#E0B8D9#E6C6E1#ECD4E8#F3E3F0#F9F1F7

Tones of #BB63AC

#B46AA7#AE6FA4#A7769F#A27C9C#9B8297#968893

Color harmonies

Complementary — #63BB72:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.82:1 AA large only
Against black text5.49:1 AA

Best text color on #BB63AC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB63AC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BB63AC: ·

How #BB63AC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #95949ADeuteranopia · #9AA196Tritanopia · #B78C89

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:

Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Purple 500 · #9C27B0

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB63AC rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Harbor
#AA53C0 · #BE6AAE · #843555 · #C35B5C
Wild Ruby Cascade
#9AB490 · #6DA29B · #9A9AB9 · #B95BAC
Honey Horizon
#9FC1A2 · #9AB4B9 · #705DB5 · #BD69A6
Lucky Garden
#669B9A · #9693C0 · #BF6AB1 · #8F6859
Radiant Ruby Solace
#736FB2 · #5D486D · #B86BB1 · #CD90A8
Palette B33791
#B33791 · #C562AF · #DB8DD0 · #FEC5F6

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#BE6AAE#B95BAC#BD69A6#BF6AB1#B86BB1#C562AF#BB62A1#BC6BB6#C75CA6#B862BC#AC62B4#C768A0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB63AB  ·  #BB63AD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB63AC?

#BB63AC is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 99, 172). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB63AC?

#BB63AC is RGB 187, 99, 172 — HSL 310°, 39%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 47%, 8%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB63AC?

Its complement is #63BB72; analogous partners are #9D63BB and #BB6380. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB63AC for text?

Black text on #BB63AC has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.82:1.