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#BB00DE closest to Promiscuous Pink

#BB00DE is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Promiscuous Pink. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 0.0% green and 87.1% blue (rgb(187, 0, 222)). Its HSL value is 291° hue, 100% saturation and 44% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #BB00DE is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.04:1.

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Variations of #BB00DE

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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#BB00DE 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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#BB00DE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB00DE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 49% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #2274DA
  • Protanopia 49% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0065E3
  • Protanomaly 60% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4F59E0
  • Deuteranopia 49% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #2274DA
  • Deuteranomaly 67% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6F60DC
  • Tritanopia 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BA4A82
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BD2FBB
  • Achromatopsia 44% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6F6F6F
  • Achromatomaly 62% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #876195

#BB00DE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.04:1 Good#BB00DE text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.17:1 Poor#BB00DE text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#BB00DE in CSS

/* Promiscuous Pink */
.color { color: #BB00DE; }
.background { background-color: #BB00DE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB00DE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 0 222);
color: hsl(291 100% 44%);
color: oklch(0.579 0.279 319.2);

#BB00DE FAQ

What color is #BB00DE?

#BB00DE is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Promiscuous Pink. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BB00DE?

#BB00DE is rgb(187, 0, 222) in RGB, hsl(291, 100%, 44%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 100%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB00DE?

The complementary color of #BB00DE is #23DE00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB00DE?

White text has the best contrast on #BB00DE: 5.04:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB00DE a warm or cool color?

#BB00DE is a cool color.