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#B125AC Color

#B125AC is rgb(177, 37, 172) in RGB, hsl(302, 65%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 79%, 3%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), visibly different at ΔE 10.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B125AC
HEX#B125AC
RGBrgb(177, 37, 172)
HSLhsl(302, 65%, 42%)
HSVhsv(302, 79%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 3%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(54.5% 0.223 329.7)
LABlab(43.67% 64.95 -40.27)
LCHlch(43.67% 76.42 328.20)

What #B125AC 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 #B125AC, 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.

#B125AC Channel Values

How #B125AC 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 37 · B 1728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 302° · S 65% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 302° · S 79% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 79% · Y 3% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.63:1 vs white · 3.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B125AC 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 text5.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B125AC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B125AC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B125AC; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #B125AC

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 #B125AC.

How #B125AC 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#B125AC
Protanopia#5555AC
Protanomaly#8446AC
Deuteranopia#6F6FAA
Deuteranomaly#8E5AAB
Tritanopia#A84A4A
Tritanomaly#AB3E7D
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B125AC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b125ac: #B125AC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B125AC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b125ac': '#B125AC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.145, blue: 0.675)
Android XML<color name="color_b125ac">#B125AC</color>
SVG fillfill="#B125AC"

More Pink Colors

#B125AC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B125AC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B125AC?

#B125AC is a mid-tone pink — rgb(177, 37, 172) in RGB and hsl(302, 65%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.68.

What is the RGB value of #B125AC?

#B125AC is rgb(177, 37, 172) — red 177, green 37, and blue 172 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B125AC?

#B125AC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 79%, 3%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B125AC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B125AC scores 5.63:1 against white and 3.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B125AC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B125AC 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 12.52, which is visibly different.

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