BB32EE

#BB32EE closest to Promiscuous Pink

#BB32EE is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Promiscuous Pink. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 19.6% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(187, 50, 238)). Its HSL value is 284° hue, 85% saturation and 56% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BB32EE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.80:1.

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Variations of #BB32EE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BB32EE 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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#BB32EE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB32EE 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 #217CEA
  • Protanopia 53% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0072F3
  • Protanomaly 63% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5267F1
  • Deuteranopia 54% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #217CEA
  • Deuteranomaly 69% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6F6BEC
  • Tritanopia 65% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B66091
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BB49CA
  • Achromatopsia 46% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #797979
  • Achromatomaly 64% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8D6CA1

#BB32EE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.37:1 Poor#BB32EE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.80:1 Good#BB32EE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB32EE in CSS

/* Promiscuous Pink */
.color { color: #BB32EE; }
.background { background-color: #BB32EE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB32EE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 50 238);
color: hsl(284 85% 56%);
color: oklch(0.610 0.267 314.4);

#BB32EE FAQ

What color is #BB32EE?

#BB32EE 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 #BB32EE?

#BB32EE is rgb(187, 50, 238) in RGB, hsl(284, 85%, 56%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 79%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB32EE?

The complementary color of #BB32EE is #65EE32, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB32EE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB32EE: 4.80:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB32EE a warm or cool color?

#BB32EE is a cool color.