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#B10B9B Color

#B10B9B is rgb(177, 11, 155) in RGB, hsl(308, 88%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 94%, 12%, 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 8.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B10B9B
HEX#B10B9B
RGBrgb(177, 11, 155)
HSLhsl(308, 88%, 37%)
HSVhsv(308, 94%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 94%, 12%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(52.3% 0.227 335.4)
LABlab(41.23% 67.79 -33.94)
LCHlch(41.23% 75.81 333.41)

What #B10B9B 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 #B10B9B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 8.28Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 12.84Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 13.75Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.5Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 16.32Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 16.48

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

#B10B9B Channel Values

How #B10B9B 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 11 · B 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 308° · S 88% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 308° · S 94% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 94% · Y 12% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.19:1 vs white · 3.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B10B9B 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 text6.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B10B9B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B10B9B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B10B9B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B10B9B
Complementary
#0BB121
Analogous
#740BB1
Analogous
#B10B48
Triadic
#9BB10B
Triadic
#0B9BB1
Split comp.
#48B10B
Split comp.
#0BB174

Tints & Shades of #B10B9B

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

#DD0EC1
#F122D5
#F44EDE
#F679E6
#F9A4EE
#FCCAF5

Shades

#990A86
#860975
#6E0760
#56064C
#3E0437
#2B0326

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B10B9B.

How #B10B9B 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#B10B9B
Protanopia#4F4F9B
Protanomaly#823E9B
Deuteranopia#6B6B98
Deuteranomaly#8D5599
Tritanopia#A93B3B
Tritanomaly#AC2F6F
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B10B9B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b10b9b: #B10B9B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B10B9B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b10b9b': '#B10B9B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.043, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_b10b9b">#B10B9B</color>
SVG fillfill="#B10B9B"

More Pink Colors

#B10B9B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B10B9B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B10B9B?

#B10B9B is a dark pink — rgb(177, 11, 155) in RGB and hsl(308, 88%, 37%) 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 8.28.

What is the RGB value of #B10B9B?

#B10B9B is rgb(177, 11, 155) — red 177, green 11, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B10B9B?

#B10B9B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 94%, 12%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B10B9B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B10B9B scores 6.19:1 against white and 3.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B10B9B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B10B9B 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 12.84, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.