Palettes / Colors / #BE37BB

#BE37BB — Pink

#BE37BB is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #BE37BB 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.

#BE37BB 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 #37BE39; it also sits naturally between #7D37BE and #BE3778. 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 75% · Green 22% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 2% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BE37BB

.text { color: #BE37BB; }
.background { background-color: #BE37BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BE37BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 55, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 55%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BE37BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 55, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BE37BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 55, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BE37BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BE37BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #37BE39:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BE37BB: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BE37BB

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 #BE37BB 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 #BE37BB 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 #BE37BB?

#BE37BB is Pink, a pink color (RGB 190, 55, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BE37BB?

#BE37BB is RGB 190, 55, 187 — HSL 301°, 55%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 71%, 2%, 25%.

What colors go with #BE37BB?

Its complement is #37BE39; analogous partners are #7D37BE and #BE3778. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BE37BB for text?

White text on #BE37BB has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.45:1.