Close to Medium Orchid

#BB40BE

#BB40BE is a mid-tone, rich pink, close to the color Medium Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 25.1% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 299°, with 50% saturation and 50% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BB40BE as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BB40BE
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #BB40BE?

#BB40BE is a mid-tone, rich pink, close to the color Medium Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 25.1% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 299°, with 50% saturation and 50% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BB40BE in RGB?

#BB40BE is rgb(187, 64, 190): 187 red, 64 green, and 190 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BB40BE in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(2, 66, 0, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BB40BE?

PANTONE Purple C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #BB40BE?

Its complement #068918 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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