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#BB33EE closest to Promiscuous Pink

#BB33EE is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Promiscuous Pink. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 20.0% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(187, 51, 238)). Its HSL value is 284° hue, 85% saturation and 57% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BB33EE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.82:1.

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Variations of #BB33EE

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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#BB33EE 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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#BB33EE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB33EE 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 #227CEA
  • 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 #227CEA
  • Deuteranomaly 70% 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 #BB4ACA
  • 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 #8D6DA1

#BB33EE contrast checker

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AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.82:1 Good#BB33EE text on black
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#BB33EE in CSS

/* Promiscuous Pink */
.color { color: #BB33EE; }
.background { background-color: #BB33EE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB33EE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 51 238);
color: hsl(284 85% 57%);
color: oklch(0.611 0.266 314.4);

#BB33EE FAQ

What color is #BB33EE?

#BB33EE 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 #BB33EE?

#BB33EE is rgb(187, 51, 238) in RGB, hsl(284, 85%, 57%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 79%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB33EE?

The complementary color of #BB33EE is #66EE33, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB33EE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB33EE: 4.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB33EE a warm or cool color?

#BB33EE is a cool color.