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#B28AB1 Color

#B28AB1 is rgb(178, 138, 177) in RGB, hsl(302, 21%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 1%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B28AB1
HEX#B28AB1
RGBrgb(178, 138, 177)
HSLhsl(302, 21%, 62%)
HSVhsv(302, 22%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 1%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.072 327.1)
LABlab(62.33% 20.70 -14.48)
LCHlch(62.33% 25.26 325.03)

What #B28AB1 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 #B28AB1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 5.51Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 6.69Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 8.68Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 8.84Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 9.74African Violet#B284BEΔE 10.33

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

#B28AB1 Channel Values

How #B28AB1 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 138 · B 1778-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 302° · S 21% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 302° · S 22% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 1% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.93:1 vs white · 7.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B28AB1 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 text7.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B28AB1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B28AB1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B28AB1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B28AB1
Complementary
#8AB28B
Analogous
#9F8AB2
Analogous
#B28A9D
Triadic
#B1B28A
Triadic
#8AB1B2
Split comp.
#9DB28A
Split comp.
#8AB29F

Tints & Shades of #B28AB1

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

#BD99BB
#C7A9C6
#D1B8D0
#DDCBDC
#E7DAE6
#F1E9F1

Shades

#A271A1
#8B5B89
#724B71
#593A58
#412A40
#251825

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B28AB1.

How #B28AB1 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#B28AB1
Protanopia#9292B1
Protanomaly#A08FB1
Deuteranopia#9999B0
Deuteranomaly#A393B0
Tritanopia#AE9090
Tritanomaly#AF8D9E
Achromatopsia#979797

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B28AB1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b28ab1: #B28AB1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B28AB1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b28ab1': '#B28AB1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.541, blue: 0.694)
Android XML<color name="color_b28ab1">#B28AB1</color>
SVG fillfill="#B28AB1"

More Pink Colors

#B28AB1 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B28AB1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B28AB1?

#B28AB1 is a light pink — rgb(178, 138, 177) in RGB and hsl(302, 21%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.51.

What is the RGB value of #B28AB1?

#B28AB1 is rgb(178, 138, 177) — red 178, green 138, and blue 177 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B28AB1?

#B28AB1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 1%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B28AB1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B28AB1 scores 2.93:1 against white and 7.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B28AB1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B28AB1 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 16.54, which is visibly different.

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