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#BB00A2 closest to Purple Pirate

#BB00A2 is a medium, vivid pink; the closest named color is Purple Pirate. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 0.0% green and 63.5% blue (rgb(187, 0, 162)). Its HSL value is 308° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 13% yellow and 27% black. #BB00A2 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.78:1.

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Variations of #BB00A2

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BB00A2 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BB00A2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB00A2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 55% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #596E9E
  • Protanopia 45% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0556A5
  • Protanomaly 66% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #674DA3
  • Deuteranopia 55% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #596E9E
  • Deuteranomaly 70% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #805BA0
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C5205E
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C01288
  • Achromatopsia 52% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #666666
  • Achromatomaly 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #825978

#BB00A2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.78:1 Good#BB00A2 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.63:1 Poor#BB00A2 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#BB00A2 in CSS

/* Purple Pirate */
.color { color: #BB00A2; }
.background { background-color: #BB00A2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB00A2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 0 162);
color: hsl(308 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.541 0.240 336.0);

#BB00A2 FAQ

What color is #BB00A2?

#BB00A2 is a medium, vivid pink. Its closest named color is Purple Pirate. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB00A2?

#BB00A2 is rgb(187, 0, 162) in RGB, hsl(308, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 13%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB00A2?

The complementary color of #BB00A2 is #00BB19, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB00A2?

White text has the best contrast on #BB00A2: 5.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB00A2 a warm or cool color?

#BB00A2 is a warm color.