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#B244C1 Color

#B244C1 is rgb(178, 68, 193) in RGB, hsl(293, 50%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 65%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.02. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B244C1
HEX#B244C1
RGBrgb(178, 68, 193)
HSLhsl(293, 50%, 51%)
HSVhsv(293, 65%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 65%, 0%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(58.5% 0.206 322.7)
LABlab(48.61% 57.52 -44.74)
LCHlch(48.61% 72.87 322.12)

What #B244C1 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 #B244C1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 6.02Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 9.5Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.91Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 13.99Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 14.23Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.33

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

#B244C1 Channel Values

How #B244C1 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 68 · B 1938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 50% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 65% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.68:1 vs white · 4.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B244C1 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 text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B244C1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B244C1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B244C1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B244C1
Complementary
#52C144
Analogous
#7344C1
Analogous
#C14491
Triadic
#C1B244
Triadic
#44C1B2
Split comp.
#91C144
Split comp.
#44C173

Tints & Shades of #B244C1

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

#BD5EC9
#C675D1
#D190DA
#DCABE3
#E7C6EC
#F1DDF4

Shades

#9B38A8
#863091
#6D2877
#551F5C
#3C1641
#270E2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B244C1.

How #B244C1 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#B244C1
Protanopia#6363C1
Protanomaly#8A58C1
Deuteranopia#7777BF
Deuteranomaly#9367C0
Tritanopia#A76060
Tritanomaly#AB5691
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B244C1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b244c1: #B244C1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B244C1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b244c1': '#B244C1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.267, blue: 0.757)
Android XML<color name="color_b244c1">#B244C1</color>
SVG fillfill="#B244C1"

More Pink Colors

#B244C1 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B244C1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B244C1?

#B244C1 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(178, 68, 193) in RGB and hsl(293, 50%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.02.

What is the RGB value of #B244C1?

#B244C1 is rgb(178, 68, 193) — red 178, green 68, and blue 193 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B244C1?

#B244C1 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 65%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B244C1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B244C1 scores 4.68:1 against white and 4.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B244C1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B244C1 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 6.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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