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#BB00EB closest to Promiscuous Pink

#BB00EB 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 92.2% blue (rgb(187, 0, 235)). Its HSL value is 288° hue, 100% saturation and 46% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BB00EB is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.87:1.

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Variations of #BB00EB

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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#BB00EB 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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#BB00EB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB00EB 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 #0075E7
  • Protanopia 50% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0068F0
  • Protanomaly 58% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #475CEE
  • Deuteranopia 49% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0075E7
  • Deuteranomaly 66% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6A61E9
  • Tritanopia 64% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B7528A
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BC34C6
  • Achromatopsia 42% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #717171
  • Achromatomaly 61% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #89639C

#BB00EB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.87:1 Good#BB00EB text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.31:1 Poor#BB00EB text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#BB00EB in CSS

/* Promiscuous Pink */
.color { color: #BB00EB; }
.background { background-color: #BB00EB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB00EB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 0 235);
color: hsl(288 100% 46%);
color: oklch(0.589 0.288 316.2);

#BB00EB FAQ

What color is #BB00EB?

#BB00EB 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 #BB00EB?

#BB00EB is rgb(187, 0, 235) in RGB, hsl(288, 100%, 46%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 100%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB00EB?

The complementary color of #BB00EB is #30EB00, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB00EB?

White text has the best contrast on #BB00EB: 4.87:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB00EB a warm or cool color?

#BB00EB is a cool color.