Palettes / Colors / #BB81BD

#BB81BD — Dusty Pink

#BB81BD is a pink color we call Dusty 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 #BB81BD 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.

#BB81BD 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 #82BC80; it also sits naturally between #9C80BC and #BC80A0. 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 51% · Blue 74%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB81BD

.text { color: #BB81BD; }
.background { background-color: #BB81BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB81BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 129, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 31%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB81BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 129, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB81BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 129, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB81BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB81BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #82BC80:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB81BD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB81BD

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 #BB81BD 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 #BB81BD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB81BD?

#BB81BD is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 187, 129, 189). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB81BD?

#BB81BD is RGB 187, 129, 189 — HSL 298°, 31%, 62% — CMYK 1%, 32%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #BB81BD?

Its complement is #82BC80; analogous partners are #9C80BC and #BC80A0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB81BD for text?

Black text on #BB81BD has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.01:1.