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#B20687 Color

#B20687 is rgb(178, 6, 135) in RGB, hsl(315, 93%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 24%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B20687
HEX#B20687
RGBrgb(178, 6, 135)
HSLhsl(315, 93%, 36%)
HSVhsv(315, 97%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 24%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(51.3% 0.217 342.9)
LABlab(40.42% 66.68 -22.99)
LCHlch(40.42% 70.53 340.98)

What #B20687 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 #B20687, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 9.07Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 10.43Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 10.52Fandango#B53389ΔE 10.7Flirt#A2006DΔE 11.27Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 12.6

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

#B20687 Channel Values

How #B20687 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 178 · G 6 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 315° · S 93% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 315° · S 97% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 24% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.42:1 vs white · 3.27:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B20687 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 text6.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B20687 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B20687

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B20687; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B20687
Complementary
#06B131
Analogous
#8606B1
Analogous
#B10631
Triadic
#86B106
Triadic
#0686B1
Split comp.
#31B106
Split comp.
#06B186

Tints & Shades of #B20687

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

#DD08A8
#F71DC0
#F849CD
#FA70D7
#FB9DE4
#FDC9F0

Shades

#990674
#850565
#6C0452
#590343
#400231
#2C0222

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B20687.

How #B20687 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#B20687
Protanopia#4F4F86
Protanomaly#823D87
Deuteranopia#6B6B84
Deuteranomaly#8D5585
Tritanopia#AC3232
Tritanomaly#AF2760
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B20687 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b20687: #B20687;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B20687;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b20687': '#B20687' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.024, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_b20687">#B20687</color>
SVG fillfill="#B20687"

More Pink Colors

#B20687 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B20687 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B20687?

#B20687 is a dark pink — rgb(178, 6, 135) in RGB and hsl(315, 93%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.07.

What is the RGB value of #B20687?

#B20687 is rgb(178, 6, 135) — red 178, green 6, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B20687?

#B20687 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 24%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B20687 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B20687 scores 6.42:1 against white and 3.27:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B20687 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B20687 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 mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 10.52, which is visibly different.

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