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#BB33BB closest to Amora Purple

#BB33BB is a medium, vivid pink; the closest named color is Amora Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 20.0% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(187, 51, 187)). Its HSL value is 300° hue, 57% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black. #BB33BB is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.88:1.

#BB33BB color conversion

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Variations of #BB33BB

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.

#BB33BB 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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#BB33BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB33BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 59% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5877B8
  • Protanopia 52% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1766BF
  • Protanomaly 68% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #695EBD
  • Deuteranopia 59% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5877B8
  • Deuteranomaly 73% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8067B9
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C14874
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BF3DA0
  • Achromatopsia 55% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #717171
  • Achromatomaly 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #886688

#BB33BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.88:1 Good#BB33BB text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.30:1 Poor#BB33BB text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#BB33BB in CSS

/* Amora Purple */
.color { color: #BB33BB; }
.background { background-color: #BB33BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB33BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 51 187);
color: hsl(300 57% 47%);
color: oklch(0.578 0.225 328.0);

#BB33BB FAQ

What color is #BB33BB?

#BB33BB is a medium, vivid pink. Its closest named color is Amora Purple. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BB33BB?

#BB33BB is rgb(187, 51, 187) in RGB, hsl(300, 57%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 73%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB33BB?

The complementary color of #BB33BB is #33BB33, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB33BB?

White text has the best contrast on #BB33BB: 4.88:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB33BB a warm or cool color?

#BB33BB is a cool color.