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#B20AAA Color

#B20AAA is rgb(178, 10, 170) in RGB, hsl(303, 89%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 94%, 4%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), visibly different at ΔE 10.54. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B20AAA
HEX#B20AAA
RGBrgb(178, 10, 170)
HSLhsl(303, 89%, 37%)
HSVhsv(303, 94%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 94%, 4%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(53.3% 0.238 330.8)
LABlab(42.09% 69.62 -41.56)
LCHlch(42.09% 81.08 329.17)

What #B20AAA 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 #B20AAA, 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.

#B20AAA Channel Values

How #B20AAA 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 10 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 303° · S 89% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 303° · S 94% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 94% · Y 4% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.97:1 vs white · 3.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B20AAA 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 text5.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B20AAA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B20AAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B20AAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #B20AAA

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 #B20AAA.

How #B20AAA 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#B20AAA
Protanopia#4F4FAA
Protanomaly#833EAA
Deuteranopia#6C6CA8
Deuteranomaly#8D55A9
Tritanopia#A94141
Tritanomaly#AC3379
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B20AAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b20aaa: #B20AAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B20AAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b20aaa': '#B20AAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.039, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_b20aaa">#B20AAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B20AAA"

More Pink Colors

#B20AAA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B20AAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B20AAA?

#B20AAA is a dark pink — rgb(178, 10, 170) in RGB and hsl(303, 89%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.54.

What is the RGB value of #B20AAA?

#B20AAA is rgb(178, 10, 170) — red 178, green 10, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B20AAA?

#B20AAA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 94%, 4%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B20AAA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B20AAA scores 5.97:1 against white and 3.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B20AAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B20AAA 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 14.22, which is visibly different.

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