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#B05482 Color

#B05482 is rgb(176, 84, 130) in RGB, hsl(330, 37%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 26%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mystic Maroon (#AD4379), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B05482
HEX#B05482
RGBrgb(176, 84, 130)
HSLhsl(330, 37%, 51%)
HSVhsv(330, 52%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 26%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(57.3% 0.131 350.8)
LABlab(48.72% 42.13 -7.47)
LCHlch(48.72% 42.79 349.95)

What #B05482 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 #B05482, 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.

#B05482 Channel Values

How #B05482 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 84 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 37% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 52% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 26% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.73:1 vs white · 4.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B05482 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 text4.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B05482

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B05482; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #B05482

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 #B05482.

How #B05482 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#B05482
Protanopia#6B6B82
Protanomaly#8C6382
Deuteranopia#7C7C7F
Deuteranomaly#946E80
Tritanopia#AD5B5B
Tritanomaly#AE596D
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B05482 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b05482: #B05482;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B05482;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b05482': '#B05482' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.329, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_b05482">#B05482</color>
SVG fillfill="#B05482"

More Pink Colors

#B05482 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B05482 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B05482?

#B05482 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(176, 84, 130) in RGB and hsl(330, 37%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mystic Maroon (#AD4379), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.05.

What is the RGB value of #B05482?

#B05482 is rgb(176, 84, 130) — red 176, green 84, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B05482?

#B05482 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 26%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B05482 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B05482 scores 4.73:1 against white and 4.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B05482 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B05482 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 15.32, which is visibly different.

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