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#B03DC7 Color

#B03DC7 is rgb(176, 61, 199) in RGB, hsl(290, 55%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 69%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B03DC7
HEX#B03DC7
RGBrgb(176, 61, 199)
HSLhsl(290, 55%, 51%)
HSVhsv(290, 69%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 69%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(57.9% 0.219 320.5)
LABlab(47.58% 60.55 -49.87)
LCHlch(47.58% 78.44 320.53)

What #B03DC7 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 #B03DC7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 8.36Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 11.59Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.78Mauveine#8D029BΔE 14.24Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 15.23Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 16.34

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

#B03DC7 Channel Values

How #B03DC7 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 61 · B 1998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 55% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 69% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.84:1 vs white · 4.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B03DC7 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 text4.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B03DC7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B03DC7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B03DC7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B03DC7
Complementary
#54C73D
Analogous
#6B3DC7
Analogous
#C73D99
Triadic
#C7B03D
Triadic
#3DC7B0
Split comp.
#99C73D
Split comp.
#3DC76B

Tints & Shades of #B03DC7

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

#BB59CF
#C571D6
#D08CDE
#DBA8E6
#E7C4EE
#F0DBF5

Shades

#9932AE
#842C96
#6C247B
#541C5F
#3B1443
#260D2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B03DC7.

How #B03DC7 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#B03DC7
Protanopia#5E5EC7
Protanomaly#8753C7
Deuteranopia#7474C5
Deuteranomaly#9063C6
Tritanopia#A35E5E
Tritanomaly#A85394
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B03DC7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b03dc7: #B03DC7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B03DC7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b03dc7': '#B03DC7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.239, blue: 0.780)
Android XML<color name="color_b03dc7">#B03DC7</color>
SVG fillfill="#B03DC7"

More Pink Colors

#B03DC7 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B03DC7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B03DC7?

#B03DC7 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(176, 61, 199) in RGB and hsl(290, 55%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.36.

What is the RGB value of #B03DC7?

#B03DC7 is rgb(176, 61, 199) — red 176, green 61, and blue 199 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B03DC7?

#B03DC7 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 69%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B03DC7 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B03DC7 scores 4.84:1 against white and 4.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B03DC7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B03DC7 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 8.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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