What color is #BB11EE?

#BB11EE is a vivid magenta known as Promiscuous Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Promiscuous Pink?

The RGB value is 187, 17, 238: 187 red, 17 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Promiscuous Pink?

The complementary color is #44EE11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB11EE?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Promiscuous Pink color: hex code #BB11EE

#BB11EE rgb(187, 17, 238)

Shades of purple

Promiscuous Pink has the hex code #BB11EE. It is a vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 6.7% green and 93.3% blue (187, 17, 238).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 87% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 93% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

Promiscuous Pink (#BB11EE) color codes

HEX	`#BB11EE`
RGB	`rgb(187, 17, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 6.7%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 87%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 93%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 93%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.44, 84.44, -71.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.44, 110.37, 319.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.124, 17.14, 82.278)`
Decimal	`12259822`
Short hex	`#B1E`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Promiscuous Pink, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BB11EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BB11EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BB11EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb11ee; }
.text { color: #bb11ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb11ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 17 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb11ee, #ee11b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BB11EE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB11EE?: #BB11EE is a vivid magenta known as Promiscuous Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Promiscuous Pink?: The RGB value is 187, 17, 238: 187 red, 17 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Promiscuous Pink?: The complementary color is #44EE11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB11EE?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.