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#B00C87 Color

#B00C87 is rgb(176, 12, 135) in RGB, hsl(315, 87%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 93%, 23%, 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 9.46. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B00C87
HEX#B00C87
RGBrgb(176, 12, 135)
HSLhsl(315, 87%, 37%)
HSVhsv(315, 93%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 23%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(51.1% 0.214 342.4)
LABlab(40.23% 65.62 -23.31)
LCHlch(40.23% 69.64 340.44)

What #B00C87 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 #B00C87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 9.46Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 9.99Fandango#B53389ΔE 10.12Flirt#A2006DΔE 11.04Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 11.2Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 12.35

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

#B00C87 Channel Values

How #B00C87 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 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 315° · S 87% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 315° · S 93% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 93% · Y 23% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.46:1 vs white · 3.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B00C87 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 text6.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B00C87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B00C87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B00C87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B00C87
Complementary
#0CB035
Analogous
#870CB0
Analogous
#B00C35
Triadic
#87B00C
Triadic
#0C87B0
Split comp.
#35B00C
Split comp.
#0CB087

Tints & Shades of #B00C87

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

#DB0FA8
#F024BD
#F34FCA
#F679D7
#F9A4E4
#FBCBEF

Shades

#990B75
#860966
#6E0854
#560642
#3E0430
#2B0321

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B00C87.

How #B00C87 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#B00C87
Protanopia#4E4E87
Protanomaly#813E87
Deuteranopia#6B6B84
Deuteranomaly#8C5485
Tritanopia#AA3434
Tritanomaly#AD2960
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

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Using #B00C87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b00c87: #B00C87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B00C87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b00c87': '#B00C87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.047, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_b00c87">#B00C87</color>
SVG fillfill="#B00C87"

More Pink Colors

#B00C87 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B00C87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B00C87?

#B00C87 is a dark pink — rgb(176, 12, 135) in RGB and hsl(315, 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 9.46.

What is the RGB value of #B00C87?

#B00C87 is rgb(176, 12, 135) — red 176, green 12, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B00C87?

#B00C87 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 93%, 23%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B00C87 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B00C87 scores 6.46:1 against white and 3.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B00C87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B00C87 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 11.2, which is visibly different.

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