#BB4466Mauve It (#BB4466) is a mid-tone, saturated pink with an OKLCH hue of 6°, lightness 0.56 and chroma 0.155. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #BB4466 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 68, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(343, 47%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(343, 64%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64%, 45%, 27%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(46.5 50.7 6.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.559 0.155 6) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Mauve It shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#bc405f — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#be4464 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#bb4466 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#bc4468 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Mauve It in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 5.08:1 and against black 4.13:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffb1c1 · #e87d96 · #bb4466 · #992b4d · #6c012e · #390014
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#d77c5f · #cc5f5f · #bb4466 · #9c396e · #7b3070 · #5c286b
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#f8953d · #b68662 · #bb4466 · #91304c · #6e1433 · #3a1a00
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#00e2d2 · #af8990 · #bb4466 · #7c3f4e · #582431 · #311019
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e3f7f4 · #a0878c · #bb4466 · #505e5c · #351d22 · #000201
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e7f5f3 · #bccdca · #8da19e · #0c2825 · #000504 · #bb4466
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d5dcb7 · #4bb8ab · #9b7c9f · #bb4466 · #51684d · #190418
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d0fdf6 · #42a56e · #bb4466 · #006678 · #002e17 · #000305
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eaf8d7 · #7c9c42 · #bb4466 · #005e9a · #002745 · #010400
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fbf2cf · #a58e1f · #bb4466 · #006961 · #1a1363 · #000201
#CB617C · #DA7D92 · #E998A9 · #F7B3C0 · #FFD1D9
#9E3353 · #832241 · #68112F · #4E011F · #320010
#AE5269 · #A05D6C · #91676F
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.