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#B40482 Color

#B40482 is rgb(180, 4, 130) in RGB, hsl(317, 96%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 98%, 28%, 29%) 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 7.53. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B40482
HEX#B40482
RGBrgb(180, 4, 130)
HSLhsl(317, 96%, 36%)
HSVhsv(317, 98%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 98%, 28%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(51.4% 0.216 345.3)
LABlab(40.57% 66.91 -19.64)
LCHlch(40.57% 69.73 343.64)

What #B40482 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 #B40482, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 7.53Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 7.7Flirt#A2006DΔE 9.02Fandango#B53389ΔE 9.73Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 10.55Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 12.99

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

#B40482 Channel Values

How #B40482 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 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 317° · S 96% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 317° · S 98% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 98% · Y 28% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.4:1 vs white · 3.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B40482 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 text6.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B40482 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B40482

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B40482; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B40482
Complementary
#04B436
Analogous
#8E04B4
Analogous
#B4042A
Triadic
#82B404
Triadic
#0482B4
Split comp.
#2AB404
Split comp.
#04B48E

Tints & Shades of #B40482

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

#E105A2
#FA19BA
#FB46C8
#FC6ED4
#FD9BE1
#FEC8EF

Shades

#9B0370
#870361
#6E024F
#5A0241
#41012F
#2D0120

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B40482.

How #B40482 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#B40482
Protanopia#4F4F81
Protanomaly#843E82
Deuteranopia#6D6D7F
Deuteranomaly#8F5580
Tritanopia#AF3030
Tritanomaly#B1245C
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B40482 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b40482: #B40482;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B40482;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b40482': '#B40482' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.016, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_b40482">#B40482</color>
SVG fillfill="#B40482"

More Pink Colors

#B40482 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B40482 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B40482?

#B40482 is a dark pink — rgb(180, 4, 130) in RGB and hsl(317, 96%, 36%) 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 7.53.

What is the RGB value of #B40482?

#B40482 is rgb(180, 4, 130) — red 180, green 4, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B40482?

#B40482 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 98%, 28%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B40482 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B40482 scores 6.4:1 against white and 3.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B40482 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B40482 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 7.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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