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#B30083 Color

#B30083 is rgb(179, 0, 131) in RGB, hsl(316, 100%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 27%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B30083
HEX#B30083
RGBrgb(179, 0, 131)
HSLhsl(316, 100%, 35%)
HSVhsv(316, 100%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 27%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(51.2% 0.218 344.6)
LABlab(40.26% 67.17 -20.75)
LCHlch(40.26% 70.30 342.83)

What #B30083 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 #B30083, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 8.17Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 8.64Flirt#A2006DΔE 9.77Fandango#B53389ΔE 10.34Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 11.5Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 12.35

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

#B30083 Channel Values

How #B30083 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 1318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 316° · S 100% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 316° · S 100% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 27% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.47:1 vs white · 3.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B30083 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 text6.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B30083 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B30083

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B30083; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B30083
Complementary
#00B330
Analogous
#8900B3
Analogous
#B3002A
Triadic
#83B300
Triadic
#0083B3
Split comp.
#2AB300
Split comp.
#00B389

Tints & Shades of #B30083

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

#E000A5
#FF0FBF
#FF3DCB
#FF6BD8
#FF99E4
#FFC7F0

Shades

#9E0074
#850061
#700052
#570040
#420031
#29001E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B30083.

How #B30083 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#B30083
Protanopia#4E4E82
Protanomaly#833D83
Deuteranopia#6C6C80
Deuteranomaly#8E5481
Tritanopia#AE2F2F
Tritanomaly#B0235C
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B30083 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b30083: #B30083;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B30083;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b30083': '#B30083' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.000, blue: 0.514)
Android XML<color name="color_b30083">#B30083</color>
SVG fillfill="#B30083"

More Pink Colors

#B30083 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B30083 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B30083?

#B30083 is a dark pink — rgb(179, 0, 131) in RGB and hsl(316, 100%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.17.

What is the RGB value of #B30083?

#B30083 is rgb(179, 0, 131) — red 179, green 0, and blue 131 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B30083?

#B30083 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 27%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B30083 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B30083 scores 6.47:1 against white and 3.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B30083 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B30083 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 8.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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