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#B20AB2 Color

#B20AB2 is rgb(178, 10, 178) in RGB, hsl(300, 89%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 94%, 0%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.81. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B20AB2
HEX#B20AB2
RGBrgb(178, 10, 178)
HSLhsl(300, 89%, 37%)
HSVhsv(300, 94%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 94%, 0%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(53.8% 0.243 328.3)
LABlab(42.49% 70.48 -45.67)
LCHlch(42.49% 83.98 327.06)

What #B20AB2 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 #B20AB2, 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.

#B20AB2 Channel Values

How #B20AB2 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 1788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 89% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 94% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.87:1 vs white · 3.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B20AB2 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 text5.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B20AB2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B20AB2; 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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Tints & Shades of #B20AB2

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 #B20AB2.

How #B20AB2 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#B20AB2
Protanopia#4F4FB2
Protanomaly#833EB2
Deuteranopia#6C6CB0
Deuteranomaly#8D55B1
Tritanopia#A74545
Tritanomaly#AC367F
Achromatopsia#656565

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B20AB2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b20ab2: #B20AB2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B20AB2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b20ab2': '#B20AB2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.039, blue: 0.698)
Android XML<color name="color_b20ab2">#B20AB2</color>
SVG fillfill="#B20AB2"

More Pink Colors

#B20AB2 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B20AB2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B20AB2?

#B20AB2 is a dark pink — rgb(178, 10, 178) in RGB and hsl(300, 89%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.81.

What is the RGB value of #B20AB2?

#B20AB2 is rgb(178, 10, 178) — red 178, green 10, and blue 178 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B20AB2?

#B20AB2 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 94%, 0%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B20AB2 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B20AB2 scores 5.87:1 against white and 3.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B20AB2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B20AB2 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 16.43, which is visibly different.

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