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#B40479 Color

#B40479 is rgb(180, 4, 121) in RGB, hsl(320, 96%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 98%, 33%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Artist's Purple (#C71585), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.98. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B40479
HEX#B40479
RGBrgb(180, 4, 121)
HSLhsl(320, 96%, 36%)
HSVhsv(320, 98%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 98%, 33%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(51% 0.212 348.9)
LABlab(40.25% 66.21 -14.53)
LCHlch(40.25% 67.79 347.62)

What #B40479 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 #B40479, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 5.98Flirt#A2006DΔE 6.3Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 8.31Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 8.52Fandango#B53389ΔE 9.71Jazzberry Jam#A50B5EΔE 13.3

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

#B40479 Channel Values

How #B40479 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 180 · G 4 · B 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 320° · S 96% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 320° · S 98% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 98% · Y 33% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.49:1 vs white · 3.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B40479 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 text6.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B40479 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B40479

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B40479; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B40479
Complementary
#04B43E
Analogous
#9704B4
Analogous
#B40421
Triadic
#79B404
Triadic
#0479B4
Split comp.
#21B404
Split comp.
#04B497

Tints & Shades of #B40479

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

#E10597
#FA19AF
#FB46BF
#FC6ECD
#FD9BDC
#FEC8EC

Shades

#9B0368
#87035B
#6E024A
#5A023D
#41012C
#2D011E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B40479.

How #B40479 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#B40479
Protanopia#4F4F78
Protanomaly#843E79
Deuteranopia#6D6D75
Deuteranomaly#8F5577
Tritanopia#B02C2C
Tritanomaly#B12155
Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B40479 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b40479: #B40479;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B40479;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b40479': '#B40479' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.016, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_b40479">#B40479</color>
SVG fillfill="#B40479"

More Pink Colors

#B40479 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B40479 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B40479?

#B40479 is a dark pink — rgb(180, 4, 121) in RGB and hsl(320, 96%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Artist's Purple (#C71585), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.98.

What is the RGB value of #B40479?

#B40479 is rgb(180, 4, 121) — red 180, green 4, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B40479?

#B40479 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 98%, 33%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B40479 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B40479 scores 6.49:1 against white and 3.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B40479 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B40479 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 5.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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