Palettes / Colors / #BB63B2

#BB63B2 — Muted Pink

#BB63B2 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 #BB63B2 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.

#BB63B2 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 #63BB6C; it also sits naturally between #9863BB and #BB6386. 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 39% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 47% · Yellow 5% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB63B2

.text { color: #BB63B2; }
.background { background-color: #BB63B2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB63B2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 99, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(306, 39%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB63B2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 99, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB63B2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 99, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB63B2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB63B2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #63BB6C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB63B2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB63B2

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 #BB63B2 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 #BB63B2 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

← #BB63B1  ·  #BB63B3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB63B2?

#BB63B2 is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 99, 178). Its closest standard named color is PaleVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB63B2?

#BB63B2 is RGB 187, 99, 178 — HSL 306°, 39%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 47%, 5%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB63B2?

Its complement is #63BB6C; analogous partners are #9863BB and #BB6386. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB63B2 for text?

Black text on #BB63B2 has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.79:1.