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#B10698 Color

#B10698 is rgb(177, 6, 152) in RGB, hsl(309, 93%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 14%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B10698
HEX#B10698
RGBrgb(177, 6, 152)
HSLhsl(309, 93%, 36%)
HSVhsv(309, 97%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 14%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(52% 0.227 336.4)
LABlab(40.92% 67.99 -32.60)
LCHlch(40.92% 75.41 334.38)

What #B10698 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 #B10698, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 8.13Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 13.31Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 13.97Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 16.39Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 16.43Mauveine#8D029BΔE 16.51

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

#B10698 Channel Values

How #B10698 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 177 · G 6 · B 1528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 309° · S 93% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 309° · S 97% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 14% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.27:1 vs white · 3.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B10698 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 text6.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B10698 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B10698

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B10698; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B10698
Complementary
#06B120
Analogous
#7506B1
Analogous
#B10642
Triadic
#98B106
Triadic
#0698B1
Split comp.
#42B106
Split comp.
#06B175

Tints & Shades of #B10698

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

#DD08BD
#F71DD6
#F849DE
#FA70E5
#FB9DED
#FDC9F5

Shades

#990683
#850572
#6C045D
#59034C
#400237
#2C0226

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B10698.

How #B10698 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#B10698
Protanopia#4E4E98
Protanomaly#823D98
Deuteranopia#6B6B95
Deuteranomaly#8C5496
Tritanopia#AA3939
Tritanomaly#AD2C6C
Achromatopsia#606060

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B10698 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b10698: #B10698;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B10698;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b10698': '#B10698' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.024, blue: 0.596)
Android XML<color name="color_b10698">#B10698</color>
SVG fillfill="#B10698"

More Pink Colors

#B10698 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B10698 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B10698?

#B10698 is a dark pink — rgb(177, 6, 152) in RGB and hsl(309, 93%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.13.

What is the RGB value of #B10698?

#B10698 is rgb(177, 6, 152) — red 177, green 6, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B10698?

#B10698 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 14%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B10698 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B10698 scores 6.27:1 against white and 3.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B10698 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B10698 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 13.31, which is visibly different.

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