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#B00C82 Color

#B00C82 is rgb(176, 12, 130) in RGB, hsl(317, 87%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 93%, 26%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B00C82
HEX#B00C82
RGBrgb(176, 12, 130)
HSLhsl(317, 87%, 37%)
HSVhsv(317, 93%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 26%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(50.9% 0.211 344.3)
LABlab(40.04% 65.19 -20.52)
LCHlch(40.04% 68.35 342.53)

What #B00C82 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B00C82, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 8.4Flirt#A2006DΔE 8.52Fandango#B53389ΔE 8.7Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 9.34Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 10.24Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 12.13

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#B00C82 Channel Values

How #B00C82 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 176 · G 12 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 317° · S 87% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 317° · S 93% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 93% · Y 26% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.52:1 vs white · 3.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B00C82 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B00C82 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B00C82

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B00C82; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B00C82
Complementary
#0CB03B
Analogous
#8D0CB0
Analogous
#B00C30
Triadic
#82B00C
Triadic
#0C82B0
Split comp.
#30B00C
Split comp.
#0CB08D

Tints & Shades of #B00C82

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#DB0FA2
#F024B6
#F34FC4
#F679D3
#F9A4E1
#FBCBEE

Shades

#990B70
#860962
#6E0851
#56063F
#3E042E
#2B0320

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B00C82.

How #B00C82 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B00C82
Protanopia#4E4E81
Protanomaly#813E82
Deuteranopia#6B6B7F
Deuteranomaly#8C5480
Tritanopia#AB3232
Tritanomaly#AD275C
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B00C82 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b00c82: #B00C82;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B00C82;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b00c82': '#B00C82' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.047, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_b00c82">#B00C82</color>
SVG fillfill="#B00C82"

More Pink Colors

#B00C82 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B00C82 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B00C82?

#B00C82 is a dark pink — rgb(176, 12, 130) in RGB and hsl(317, 87%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.4.

What is the RGB value of #B00C82?

#B00C82 is rgb(176, 12, 130) — red 176, green 12, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B00C82?

#B00C82 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 93%, 26%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B00C82 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B00C82 scores 6.52:1 against white and 3.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B00C82 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B00C82 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 9.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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