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#B30573 Color

#B30573 is rgb(179, 5, 115) in RGB, hsl(322, 95%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 36%, 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 6.06. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B30573
HEX#B30573
RGBrgb(179, 5, 115)
HSLhsl(322, 95%, 36%)
HSVhsv(322, 97%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 36%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(50.6% 0.208 351.1)
LABlab(39.88% 65.44 -11.36)
LCHlch(39.88% 66.42 350.15)

What #B30573 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 #B30573, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Flirt#A2006DΔE 6.06Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 7.24Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 8.56Jazzberry Jam#A50B5EΔE 10.22Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 10.34Fandango#B53389ΔE 10.84

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

#B30573 Channel Values

How #B30573 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 5 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 322° · S 95% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 322° · S 97% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 36% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.59:1 vs white · 3.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B30573 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 text6.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B30573 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B30573

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B30573; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B30573
Complementary
#05B345
Analogous
#9C05B3
Analogous
#B3051C
Triadic
#73B305
Triadic
#0573B3
Split comp.
#1CB305
Split comp.
#05B39C

Tints & Shades of #B30573

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

#E00690
#F91AA7
#FA47B9
#FB6FC8
#FC9CD9
#FEC8EA

Shades

#9A0463
#860356
#6D0346
#5A023A
#41022A
#2D011D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B30573.

How #B30573 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#B30573
Protanopia#4F4F72
Protanomaly#833E73
Deuteranopia#6C6C6F
Deuteranomaly#8E5571
Tritanopia#AF2A2A
Tritanomaly#B12051
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B30573 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b30573: #B30573;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B30573;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b30573': '#B30573' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.020, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_b30573">#B30573</color>
SVG fillfill="#B30573"

More Pink Colors

#B30573 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B30573 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B30573?

#B30573 is a dark pink — rgb(179, 5, 115) in RGB and hsl(322, 95%, 36%) 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 6.06.

What is the RGB value of #B30573?

#B30573 is rgb(179, 5, 115) — red 179, green 5, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B30573?

#B30573 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 36%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B30573 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B30573 scores 6.59:1 against white and 3.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B30573 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B30573 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 7.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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