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#BB00AB Purple Pirate

#BB00AB is a medium, vivid pink named Purple Pirate. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 0.0% green and 67.1% blue (rgb(187, 0, 171)). Its HSL value is 305° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black. #BB00AB is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.67:1.

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Variations of #BB00AB

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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#BB00AB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BB00AB00BB10
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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.

BB00ABABBB0000ABBB
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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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#BB00AB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB00AB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 54% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #546FA7
  • Protanopia 45% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0058AF
  • Protanomaly 65% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #644FAD
  • Deuteranopia 54% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #546FA7
  • Deuteranomaly 70% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7E5BA9
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C42864
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C01790
  • Achromatopsia 51% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #676767
  • Achromatomaly 65% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #835A7C

#BB00AB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.67:1 Good#BB00AB text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.70:1 Poor#BB00AB text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#BB00AB in CSS

/* Purple Pirate */
.color { color: #BB00AB; }
.background { background-color: #BB00AB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB00AB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 0 171);
color: hsl(305 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.546 0.245 333.1);

#BB00AB FAQ

What color is #BB00AB?

#BB00AB 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 #BB00AB?

#BB00AB is rgb(187, 0, 171) in RGB, hsl(305, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 9%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB00AB?

The complementary color of #BB00AB is #00BB10, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB00AB?

White text has the best contrast on #BB00AB: 5.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB00AB a warm or cool color?

#BB00AB is a warm color.