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#B11BB1 Color

#B11BB1 is rgb(177, 27, 177) in RGB, hsl(300, 74%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 85%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B11BB1
HEX#B11BB1
RGBrgb(177, 27, 177)
HSLhsl(300, 74%, 40%)
HSVhsv(300, 85%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 85%, 0%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(54.2% 0.234 328.2)
LABlab(43.11% 67.74 -44.11)
LCHlch(43.11% 80.84 326.93)

What #B11BB1 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 #B11BB1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 9.12Mauveine#8D029BΔE 11.28Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 14.52Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 15.1Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 16.68Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 16.83

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

#B11BB1 Channel Values

How #B11BB1 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 27 · B 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 74% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 85% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 85% · Y 0% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.74:1 vs white · 3.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B11BB1 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 text5.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B11BB1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B11BB1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B11BB1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B11BB1
Complementary
#1BB11B
Analogous
#661BB1
Analogous
#B11B66
Triadic
#B1B11B
Triadic
#1BB1B1
Split comp.
#66B11B
Split comp.
#1BB166

Tints & Shades of #B11BB1

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

#D520D5
#E240E2
#E864E8
#ED87ED
#F2ABF2
#F8D3F8

Shades

#9B179B
#851485
#6F116F
#540D54
#3E093E
#280628

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B11BB1.

How #B11BB1 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#B11BB1
Protanopia#5252B1
Protanomaly#8342B1
Deuteranopia#6D6DAF
Deuteranomaly#8D57B0
Tritanopia#A74848
Tritanomaly#AB3B80
Achromatopsia#666666

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B11BB1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b11bb1: #B11BB1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B11BB1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b11bb1': '#B11BB1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.106, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_b11bb1">#B11BB1</color>
SVG fillfill="#B11BB1"

More Pink Colors

#B11BB1 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B11BB1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B11BB1?

#B11BB1 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(177, 27, 177) in RGB and hsl(300, 74%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.12.

What is the RGB value of #B11BB1?

#B11BB1 is rgb(177, 27, 177) — red 177, green 27, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B11BB1?

#B11BB1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 85%, 0%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B11BB1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B11BB1 scores 5.74:1 against white and 3.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B11BB1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B11BB1 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 14.52, which is visibly different.

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