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#BB63AF — Muted Pink

#BB63AF 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 #BB63AF 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.

#BB63AF 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 #63BB6F; it also sits naturally between #9A63BB and #BB6383. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB63AF · RGB 187, 99, 175

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Color values

HEX#BB63AF
RGB187, 99, 175
HSL308°, 39%, 56%
HSV308°, 47%, 73%
CMYK0%, 47%, 6%, 27%
XYZ32.69, 22.58, 43.19
Yxy22.58, 0.3320, 0.2293
CIE-Lab54.64, 45.84, -25.16
Hunter Lab47.52, 42.84, -24.10

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 39% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 47% · Yellow 6% · Key 27%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB63AF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB63AF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB63AF

.text { color: #BB63AF; }
.background { background-color: #BB63AF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB63AF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 99, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(308, 39%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB63AF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 99, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB63AF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 99, 175, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB63AF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB63AF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB63AF

#B351A6#A34897#8E3E83#7C3673#6A2F62#592752#471F42#32162E#200E1E#0E060D

Tints of #BB63AF

#C171B6#C77FBD#CD8EC5#D39CCC#DAAAD3#E0B8DB#E6C6E2#ECD4E9#F3E3F0#F9F1F8

Tones of #BB63AF

#B46AAA#AE6FA6#A776A1#A27C9D#9B8298#968894

Color harmonies

Complementary — #63BB6F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.81:1 AA large only
Against black text5.52:1 AA

Best text color on #BB63AF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB63AF

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 #BB63AF: ·

How #BB63AF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #95949DDeuteranopia · #9AA198Tritanopia · #B78E8B

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 Purple 500 · #9C27B0Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB63AF rather than the exact color:

Vivid Ruby Harbor
#AA53C0 · #BE6AAE · #843555 · #C35B5C
Lucky Garden
#669B9A · #9693C0 · #BF6AB1 · #8F6859
Wild Ruby Cascade
#9AB490 · #6DA29B · #9A9AB9 · #B95BAC
Radiant Ruby Solace
#736FB2 · #5D486D · #B86BB1 · #CD90A8
Palette B33791
#B33791 · #C562AF · #DB8DD0 · #FEC5F6
Serene Horizon
#BC6BB6 · #A27071 · #797443 · #6BB75D

Similar colors

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

#BE6AAE#BF6AB1#B95BAC#B86BB1#C562AF#BC6BB6#BD69A6#B862BC#BB62A1#AC62B4#C75CA6#AE6AB8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB63AE  ·  #BB63B0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB63AF?

#BB63AF is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 99, 175). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB63AF?

#BB63AF is RGB 187, 99, 175 — HSL 308°, 39%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 47%, 6%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB63AF?

Its complement is #63BB6F; analogous partners are #9A63BB and #BB6383. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB63AF for text?

Black text on #BB63AF has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.81:1.