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#B18CA7 Color

#B18CA7 is rgb(177, 140, 167) in RGB, hsl(316, 19%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 6%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Glossy Grape (#AB92B3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B18CA7
HEX#B18CA7
RGBrgb(177, 140, 167)
HSLhsl(316, 19%, 62%)
HSVhsv(316, 21%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 6%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.058 336.1)
LABlab(62.44% 17.86 -8.68)
LCHlch(62.44% 19.86 334.08)

What #B18CA7 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 #B18CA7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 6.33Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 6.85Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 7.96English Lavender#B48395ΔE 8.08Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 8.48Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 8.87

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

#B18CA7 Channel Values

How #B18CA7 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 140 · B 1678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 316° · S 19% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 316° · S 21% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 6% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.93:1 vs white · 7.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B18CA7 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.

Fails AAWhite text2.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B18CA7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B18CA7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B18CA7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B18CA7
Complementary
#8CB196
Analogous
#A88CB1
Analogous
#B18C94
Triadic
#A7B18C
Triadic
#8CA7B1
Split comp.
#94B18C
Split comp.
#8CB1A8

Tints & Shades of #B18CA7

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

#BB9BB2
#C5AABE
#CFB9CA
#DCCBD7
#E6DBE3
#F1EAEF

Shades

#A07394
#895D7D
#704C67
#583C51
#402B3A
#241921

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B18CA7.

How #B18CA7 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#B18CA7
Protanopia#9393A7
Protanomaly#A090A7
Deuteranopia#9A9AA6
Deuteranomaly#A394A6
Tritanopia#AE9090
Tritanomaly#AF8E9A
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B18CA7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b18ca7: #B18CA7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B18CA7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b18ca7': '#B18CA7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.549, blue: 0.655)
Android XML<color name="color_b18ca7">#B18CA7</color>
SVG fillfill="#B18CA7"

More Pink Colors

#B18CA7 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B18CA7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B18CA7?

#B18CA7 is a light pink — rgb(177, 140, 167) in RGB and hsl(316, 19%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Glossy Grape (#AB92B3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.33.

What is the RGB value of #B18CA7?

#B18CA7 is rgb(177, 140, 167) — red 177, green 140, and blue 167 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B18CA7?

#B18CA7 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 6%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B18CA7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B18CA7 scores 2.93:1 against white and 7.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B18CA7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B18CA7 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.7, which is visibly different.

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