Palettes / Colors / #BD33CC

#BD33CC — Pink

#BD33CC is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

#BD33CC is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #42CC33; it also sits naturally between #7033CC and #CC338F. 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 74% · Green 20% · Blue 80%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 75% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BD33CC

.text { color: #BD33CC; }
.background { background-color: #BD33CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BD33CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 51, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 60%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BD33CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 51, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BD33CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 51, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BD33CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BD33CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BD33CC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #42CC33:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BD33CC: #FFFFFF.

How #BD33CC 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 #BD33CC 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

← #BD33CB  ·  #BD33CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BD33CC?

#BD33CC is Pink, a pink color (RGB 189, 51, 204). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BD33CC?

#BD33CC is RGB 189, 51, 204 — HSL 294°, 60%, 50% — CMYK 7%, 75%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #BD33CC?

Its complement is #42CC33; analogous partners are #7033CC and #CC338F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BD33CC for text?

White text on #BD33CC has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.51:1.