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#B04083 Color

#B04083 is rgb(176, 64, 131) in RGB, hsl(324, 47%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 64%, 26%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Red Purple (#A63A79), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B04083
HEX#B04083
RGBrgb(176, 64, 131)
HSLhsl(324, 47%, 47%)
HSVhsv(324, 64%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 26%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(54.7% 0.163 346.9)
LABlab(45.24% 51.24 -13.26)
LCHlch(45.24% 52.92 345.49)

What #B04083 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 #B04083, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#B04083 Channel Values

How #B04083 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 64 · B 1318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 47% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 64% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 64% · Y 26% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.37:1 vs white · 3.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B04083 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 text5.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B04083 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B04083

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B04083; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #B04083

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B04083.

How #B04083 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#B04083
Protanopia#606083
Protanomaly#875583
Deuteranopia#757580
Deuteranomaly#906481
Tritanopia#AC4D4D
Tritanomaly#AE4867
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B04083 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b04083: #B04083;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B04083;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b04083': '#B04083' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.251, blue: 0.514)
Android XML<color name="color_b04083">#B04083</color>
SVG fillfill="#B04083"

More Pink Colors

#B04083 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B04083 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B04083?

#B04083 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(176, 64, 131) in RGB and hsl(324, 47%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Red Purple (#A63A79), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.68.

What is the RGB value of #B04083?

#B04083 is rgb(176, 64, 131) — red 176, green 64, and blue 131 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B04083?

#B04083 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 64%, 26%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B04083 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B04083 scores 5.37:1 against white and 3.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B04083 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B04083 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 18.35, which is visibly different.

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