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#B078AE Color

#B078AE is rgb(176, 120, 174) in RGB, hsl(302, 26%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 1%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B078AE
HEX#B078AE
RGBrgb(176, 120, 174)
HSLhsl(302, 26%, 58%)
HSVhsv(302, 32%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 1%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(64.8% 0.101 327.9)
LABlab(57.74% 29.11 -19.70)
LCHlch(57.74% 35.15 325.92)

What #B078AE 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 #B078AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 6.08Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 9.06Pearly Purple#B768A2ΔE 9.97Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 10.9Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 12.06Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 12.15

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

#B078AE Channel Values

How #B078AE 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 120 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 302° · S 26% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 302° · S 32% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 1% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.42:1 vs white · 6.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B078AE 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B078AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B078AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B078AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B078AE
Complementary
#78B07A
Analogous
#9678B0
Analogous
#B07892
Triadic
#AEB078
Triadic
#78AEB0
Split comp.
#92B078
Split comp.
#78B096

Tints & Shades of #B078AE

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

#BB8BB9
#C59BC3
#D0AFCF
#DBC2DA
#E6D5E6
#F0E5F0

Shades

#A15E9E
#8A5188
#70426F
#573356
#3D243C
#271726

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B078AE.

How #B078AE 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#B078AE
Protanopia#8484AE
Protanomaly#977FAE
Deuteranopia#8E8EAD
Deuteranomaly#9D86AD
Tritanopia#AA8080
Tritanomaly#AD7D95
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B078AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b078ae: #B078AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B078AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b078ae': '#B078AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.471, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_b078ae">#B078AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B078AE"

More Pink Colors

#B078AE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B078AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B078AE?

#B078AE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(176, 120, 174) in RGB and hsl(302, 26%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #B078AE?

#B078AE is rgb(176, 120, 174) — red 176, green 120, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B078AE?

#B078AE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 1%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B078AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B078AE scores 3.42:1 against white and 6.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B078AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B078AE 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 15.81, which is visibly different.

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