What color is #BB11AA?

#BB11AA is a vivid magenta known as Punk Rock Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Punk Rock Purple?

The RGB value is 187, 17, 170: 187 red, 17 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Punk Rock Purple?

The complementary color is #11BB22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB11AA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Punk Rock Purple color: hex code #BB11AA

#BB11AA rgb(187, 17, 170)

Shades of purple

Punk Rock Purple has the hex code #BB11AA. It is a vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 6.7% green and 66.7% blue (187, 17, 170).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 83% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

Punk Rock Purple (#BB11AA) color codes

HEX	`#BB11AA`
RGB	`rgb(187, 17, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 6.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 83%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 91%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 9%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.05, 73.67, -38.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.05, 83.26, 332.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.95, 13.871, 39.228)`
Decimal	`12259754`
Short hex	`#B1A`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Punk Rock Purple, 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 #BB11AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BB11AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #BB11AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb11aa; }
.text { color: #bb11aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb11aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 17 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb11aa, #bb1155); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

See #BB11AA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB11AA?: #BB11AA is a vivid magenta known as Punk Rock Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Punk Rock Purple?: The RGB value is 187, 17, 170: 187 red, 17 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Punk Rock Purple?: The complementary color is #11BB22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB11AA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.