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#B12FA4 Color

#B12FA4 is rgb(177, 47, 164) in RGB, hsl(306, 58%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 73%, 7%, 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 5.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B12FA4
HEX#B12FA4
RGBrgb(177, 47, 164)
HSLhsl(306, 58%, 44%)
HSVhsv(306, 73%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 73%, 7%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(54.7% 0.207 332.5)
LABlab(44.33% 61.20 -34.47)
LCHlch(44.33% 70.24 330.61)

What #B12FA4 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 #B12FA4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 5.23Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 11.33Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 12.61Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 13.21Philippine Violet#81007FΔE 15.36Patriarch#800080ΔE 15.61

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

#B12FA4 Channel Values

How #B12FA4 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 47 · B 1648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 306° · S 58% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 306° · S 73% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 73% · Y 7% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.51:1 vs white · 3.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B12FA4 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 text5.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B12FA4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B12FA4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B12FA4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B12FA4
Complementary
#2FB13C
Analogous
#7D2FB1
Analogous
#B12F63
Triadic
#A4B12F
Triadic
#2FA4B1
Split comp.
#63B12F
Split comp.
#2FB17D

Tints & Shades of #B12FA4

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

#CC3EBD
#D35AC7
#DC7AD2
#E49ADD
#EDBBE8
#F4D7F1

Shades

#99298E
#85237B
#6D1D65
#55164E
#3C1038
#280B25

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B12FA4.

How #B12FA4 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#B12FA4
Protanopia#5858A4
Protanomaly#854BA4
Deuteranopia#7171A2
Deuteranomaly#8F5DA3
Tritanopia#A94C4C
Tritanomaly#AC4279
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B12FA4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b12fa4: #B12FA4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B12FA4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b12fa4': '#B12FA4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.184, blue: 0.643)
Android XML<color name="color_b12fa4">#B12FA4</color>
SVG fillfill="#B12FA4"

More Pink Colors

#B12FA4 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B12FA4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B12FA4?

#B12FA4 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(177, 47, 164) in RGB and hsl(306, 58%, 44%) 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 5.23.

What is the RGB value of #B12FA4?

#B12FA4 is rgb(177, 47, 164) — red 177, green 47, and blue 164 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B12FA4?

#B12FA4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 73%, 7%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B12FA4 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B12FA4 scores 5.51:1 against white and 3.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B12FA4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B12FA4 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 12.61, which is visibly different.

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