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#BB68CC — Muted Pink

#BB68CC is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #BB68CC 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.

#BB68CC is a cool 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 #77CC66; it also sits naturally between #8866CC and #CC66AA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB68CC · RGB 187, 104, 204

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Color values

HEX#BB68CC
RGB187, 104, 204
HSL290°, 50%, 60%
HSV290°, 49%, 80%
CMYK8%, 49%, 0%, 20%
XYZ36.34, 24.83, 60.00
Yxy24.83, 0.2999, 0.2049
CIE-Lab56.90, 48.66, -38.27
Hunter Lab49.82, 46.39, -40.75

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 41% · Blue 80%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB68CC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB68CC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB68CC

.text { color: #BB68CC; }
.background { background-color: #BB68CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB68CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 104, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 50%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB68CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 104, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB68CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 104, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB68CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB68CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB68CC

#B14FC4#A73EBB#9237A4#813091#6D297A#582163#471B50#331339#220D26#0E050F

Tints of #BB68CC

#C275D1#C781D5#CE90DA#D39CDE#DAABE3#E0BAE8#E5C6EC#ECD5F1#F1E0F5#F8F0FA

Tones of #BB68CC

#B66DC5#B174BE#AD7BB7#A784AE#A38BA7#9E92A0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #77CC66:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.52:1 AA large only
Against black text5.97:1 AA

Best text color on #BB68CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB68CC

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 #BB68CC: ·

How #BB68CC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9796B4Deuteranopia · #9CA2AETritanopia · #B7A19D

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 purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB68CC rather than the exact color:

Cosmic Ruby Drift
#7D71C7 · #B667CE · #D175AD · #B24644
Smoky Ruby Breeze
#A69836 · #35A295 · #C169CE · #E9E3D0
Crystal Cascade
#389589 · #B967C6 · #C3B55F · #D4E8E2
Burning Twilight
#89AECF · #3841A2 · #7F5EBC · #BC6CD2
Misty Petal
#917932 · #5DC7AC · #B36ACC · #EDE6DA
Velvet Ruby Ember
#294179 · #7758D0 · #C063D5 · #94286A

Similar colors

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

#B667CE#C169CE#B967C6#BC6CD2#B36ACC#C063D5#C266D6#C66AD2#B263D4#B85FC3#BC5ACC#BF5FD6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB68CB  ·  #BB68CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB68CC?

#BB68CC is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 104, 204). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB68CC?

#BB68CC is RGB 187, 104, 204 — HSL 290°, 50%, 60% — CMYK 8%, 49%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #BB68CC?

Its complement is #77CC66; analogous partners are #8866CC and #CC66AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB68CC for text?

Black text on #BB68CC has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.52:1.