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#B3006E Color

#B3006E is rgb(179, 0, 110) in RGB, hsl(323, 100%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 39%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Flirt (#A2006D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B3006E
HEX#B3006E
RGBrgb(179, 0, 110)
HSLhsl(323, 100%, 35%)
HSVhsv(323, 100%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 39%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(50.3% 0.208 353)
LABlab(39.54% 65.61 -8.72)
LCHlch(39.54% 66.19 352.43)

What #B3006E 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 #B3006E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Flirt#A2006DΔE 7.48Jazzberry Jam#A50B5EΔE 8.31Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 8.71Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 9.99Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 12.15Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 12.19

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

#B3006E Channel Values

How #B3006E 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 179 · G 0 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 323° · S 100% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 323° · S 100% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 39% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.68:1 vs white · 3.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B3006E 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 text6.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B3006E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B3006E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B3006E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B3006E
Complementary
#00B344
Analogous
#9E00B3
Analogous
#B30015
Triadic
#6EB300
Triadic
#006EB3
Split comp.
#15B300
Split comp.
#00B39E

Tints & Shades of #B3006E

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

#E0008A
#FF0FA3
#FF3DB5
#FF6BC6
#FF99D8
#FFC7E9

Shades

#9E0061
#850052
#700045
#570035
#420029
#290019

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B3006E.

How #B3006E 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#B3006E
Protanopia#4E4E6D
Protanomaly#833D6E
Deuteranopia#6C6C6A
Deuteranomaly#8E546B
Tritanopia#AF2626
Tritanomaly#B11C4D
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B3006E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b3006e: #B3006E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B3006E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b3006e': '#B3006E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.000, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_b3006e">#B3006E</color>
SVG fillfill="#B3006E"

More Pink Colors

#B3006E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B3006E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B3006E?

#B3006E is a dark pink — rgb(179, 0, 110) in RGB and hsl(323, 100%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Flirt (#A2006D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.48.

What is the RGB value of #B3006E?

#B3006E is rgb(179, 0, 110) — red 179, green 0, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B3006E?

#B3006E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 39%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B3006E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B3006E scores 6.68:1 against white and 3.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B3006E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B3006E 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 8.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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