Medium Red Violet (#BB3385)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 5.35:1 — vs black: 3.93:1

Color values

  • HEX #BB3385
  • RGB rgb(187, 51, 133)
  • HSL hsl(323, 57%, 46%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 73, 29, 27 )
  • Websafe #CC3399

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BB3385 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Medium Red Violet
#BB3385 Base
#33BB69
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Medium Red Violet
#BB3385 Base
#AD33BB
#BB3341
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Medium Red Violet
#BB3385 Base
#85BB33
#3385BB
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Medium Red Violet
#BB3385 Base
#41BB33
#33BBAD
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Medium Red Violet
#BB3385 Base
#BBAD33
#33BB69
#3341BB
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Medium Red Violet
#BB3385 Base
#431230
#7F235A
#9B2A6E
#CD4999
#D565A9
#E6A2CB
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Medium Red Violet, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#14050E
#350F26
#57183E
#782156
#9A2A6D
Medium Red Violet #BB3385 Base
#CF509D
#DA77B3
#E49EC8
#EFC4DE
#FAEBF4
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #BB3385. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #BB3385;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #BB3385;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #BB3385;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #BB3385,
        #33BB69
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #BB3385,
        #33BB69
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$medium-red-violet: #BB3385;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$medium-red-violet-r: 187;
$medium-red-violet-g: 51;
$medium-red-violet-b: 133;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $medium-red-violet;
    color: rgba($medium-red-violet-r, $medium-red-violet-g, $medium-red-violet-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Medium Red Violet appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #BB3385 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #727282 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #525286 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #B64444 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #6B6B6B Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Medium Red Violet ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Medium Red Violet #BB3385 Base
Fandango #B53389 ΔE 1.90
Red Violet #C71585 ΔE 2.63
Royal Fuchsia #CA2C92 ΔE 3.21
Magenta-pink #CC338B ΔE 3.53

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.