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#B41D87 Color

#B41D87 is rgb(180, 29, 135) in RGB, hsl(318, 72%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 84%, 25%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fandango (#B53389), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B41D87
HEX#B41D87
RGBrgb(180, 29, 135)
HSLhsl(318, 72%, 41%)
HSVhsv(318, 84%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 84%, 25%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(52.5% 0.207 344)
LABlab(42.01% 63.79 -20.51)
LCHlch(42.01% 67.01 342.18)

What #B41D87 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 #B41D87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Fandango#B53389ΔE 6.66Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 7.05Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 8.57Flirt#A2006DΔE 9.2Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 9.21Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 10.96

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

#B41D87 Channel Values

How #B41D87 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 29 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 72% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 84% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 84% · Y 25% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.06:1 vs white · 3.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B41D87 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 text6.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B41D87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B41D87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B41D87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B41D87
Complementary
#1DB44A
Analogous
#961DB4
Analogous
#B41D3B
Triadic
#87B41D
Triadic
#1D87B4
Split comp.
#3BB41D
Split comp.
#1DB496

Tints & Shades of #B41D87

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

#D723A1
#E042B1
#E665BF
#EC8DD0
#F2B0DE
#F8D3ED

Shades

#9E1A76
#841563
#6E1252
#580E42
#420B31
#27061E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B41D87.

How #B41D87 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#B41D87
Protanopia#545486
Protanomaly#854487
Deuteranopia#6F6F84
Deuteranomaly#905985
Tritanopia#AF3939
Tritanomaly#B13062
Achromatopsia#626262

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B41D87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b41d87: #B41D87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B41D87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b41d87': '#B41D87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.114, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_b41d87">#B41D87</color>
SVG fillfill="#B41D87"

More Pink Colors

#B41D87 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B41D87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B41D87?

#B41D87 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(180, 29, 135) in RGB and hsl(318, 72%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fandango (#B53389), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.66.

What is the RGB value of #B41D87?

#B41D87 is rgb(180, 29, 135) — red 180, green 29, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B41D87?

#B41D87 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 84%, 25%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B41D87 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B41D87 scores 6.06:1 against white and 3.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B41D87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B41D87 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 9.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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