Close to Fuchsia
#BB5DBD
#BB5DBD is a mid-tone, muted pink, close to the color Fuchsia. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 36.5% green, and 74.1% blue. Its hue is 299°, with 42% saturation and 55% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BB5DBD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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5.41:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BB5DBD as they’d see it.
#BB5DBD in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BB5DBD
What color is #BB5DBD?
#BB5DBD is a mid-tone, muted pink, close to the color Fuchsia. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 36.5% green, and 74.1% blue. Its hue is 299°, with 42% saturation and 55% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BB5DBD in RGB?
#BB5DBD is rgb(187, 93, 189): 187 red, 93 green, and 189 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BB5DBD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(1, 51, 0, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BB5DBD?
PANTONE 2566 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BB5DBD?
Its complement #339438 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.