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#B04087 Color

#B04087 is rgb(176, 64, 135) in RGB, hsl(322, 47%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 64%, 23%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Red Purple (#A63A79), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B04087
HEX#B04087
RGBrgb(176, 64, 135)
HSLhsl(322, 47%, 47%)
HSVhsv(322, 64%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 23%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(54.9% 0.165 344.9)
LABlab(45.36% 51.63 -15.49)
LCHlch(45.36% 53.91 343.30)

What #B04087 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 #B04087, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Red Purple#A63A79ΔE 5.22Berry Parfait#A43482ΔE 5.25Red-violet (Crayola)#C0448FΔE 5.46Fandango#B53389ΔE 7.03Mulberry (Crayola)#C8509BΔE 7.67Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 7.99

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

#B04087 Channel Values

How #B04087 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 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 322° · S 47% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 322° · S 64% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 64% · Y 23% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.34:1 vs white · 3.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B04087 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 text5.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B04087 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B04087

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B04087; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B04087
Complementary
#40B069
Analogous
#A140B0
Analogous
#B0404F
Triadic
#87B040
Triadic
#4087B0
Split comp.
#4FB040
Split comp.
#40B0A1

Tints & Shades of #B04087

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

#C15398
#CC71AA
#D58BBA
#DFA5C9
#E8BFD9
#F3DDEB

Shades

#9A3776
#832F64
#6D2753
#521E3F
#3C162E
#250E1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B04087.

How #B04087 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#B04087
Protanopia#606087
Protanomaly#875587
Deuteranopia#757584
Deuteranomaly#906485
Tritanopia#AB4E4E
Tritanomaly#AD4969
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B04087 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b04087: #B04087;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B04087;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b04087': '#B04087' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.251, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_b04087">#B04087</color>
SVG fillfill="#B04087"

More Pink Colors

#B04087 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B04087 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B04087?

#B04087 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(176, 64, 135) in RGB and hsl(322, 47%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Red Purple (#A63A79), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.22.

What is the RGB value of #B04087?

#B04087 is rgb(176, 64, 135) — red 176, green 64, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B04087?

#B04087 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 64%, 23%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B04087 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B04087 scores 5.34:1 against white and 3.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B04087 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B04087 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 17.99, which is visibly different.

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