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#B33CBE Color

#B33CBE is rgb(179, 60, 190) in RGB, hsl(295, 52%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 68%, 0%, 25%) 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 8.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B33CBE
HEX#B33CBE
RGBrgb(179, 60, 190)
HSLhsl(295, 52%, 49%)
HSVhsv(295, 68%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 68%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(57.7% 0.214 324.3)
LABlab(47.48% 60.45 -44.78)
LCHlch(47.48% 75.23 323.47)

What #B33CBE 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 #B33CBE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 8.44Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 11.26Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 11.4Mauveine#8D029BΔE 13.7Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 14.73Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 16.26

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

#B33CBE Channel Values

How #B33CBE 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 60 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 295° · S 52% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 295° · S 68% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.88:1 vs white · 4.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B33CBE 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 text4.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B33CBE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B33CBE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B33CBE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B33CBE
Complementary
#47BE3C
Analogous
#723CBE
Analogous
#BE3C88
Triadic
#BEB33C
Triadic
#3CBEB3
Split comp.
#88BE3C
Split comp.
#3CBE72

Tints & Shades of #B33CBE

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

#BF54C9
#CA70D2
#D48BDA
#DEA6E3
#E8C1EB
#F2DCF4

Shades

#9D35A7
#842C8C
#6E2574
#541C59
#3E1542
#250C27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B33CBE.

How #B33CBE 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#B33CBE
Protanopia#5F5FBE
Protanomaly#8953BE
Deuteranopia#7575BC
Deuteranomaly#9263BD
Tritanopia#A85B5B
Tritanomaly#AC508E
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B33CBE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b33cbe: #B33CBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B33CBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b33cbe': '#B33CBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.235, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_b33cbe">#B33CBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B33CBE"

More Pink Colors

#B33CBE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B33CBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B33CBE?

#B33CBE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(179, 60, 190) in RGB and hsl(295, 52%, 49%) 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 8.44.

What is the RGB value of #B33CBE?

#B33CBE is rgb(179, 60, 190) — red 179, green 60, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B33CBE?

#B33CBE converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 68%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B33CBE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B33CBE scores 4.88:1 against white and 4.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B33CBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B33CBE 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 8.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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