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#B42270 Color

#B42270 is rgb(180, 34, 112) in RGB, hsl(328, 68%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 38%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Jazzberry Jam (#A50B5E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B42270
HEX#B42270
RGBrgb(180, 34, 112)
HSLhsl(328, 68%, 42%)
HSVhsv(328, 81%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 38%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(51.9% 0.191 354)
LABlab(41.66% 60.80 -6.80)
LCHlch(41.66% 61.18 353.62)

What #B42270 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 #B42270, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Jazzberry Jam#A50B5EΔE 6.22Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 8.19Fuchsia Purple#CC397BΔE 8.64Flirt#A2006DΔE 9.21Amaranth Deep Purple#9F2B68ΔE 9.74Dark Fuchsia#A00955ΔE 9.91

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

#B42270 Channel Values

How #B42270 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 34 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 328° · S 68% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 328° · S 81% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 38% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.17:1 vs white · 3.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B42270 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 text6.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B42270 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B42270

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B42270; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B42270
Complementary
#22B466
Analogous
#AF22B4
Analogous
#B42227
Triadic
#70B422
Triadic
#2270B4
Split comp.
#27B422
Split comp.
#22B4AF

Tints & Shades of #B42270

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

#D62985
#DD4B99
#E36DAC
#EA90C0
#F0B2D3
#F7D4E7

Shades

#9F1E63
#851953
#6F1545
#561035
#400C28
#270718

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B42270.

How #B42270 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#B42270
Protanopia#55556F
Protanomaly#864670
Deuteranopia#70706C
Deuteranomaly#905A6E
Tritanopia#B13434
Tritanomaly#B22E53
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B42270 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b42270: #B42270;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B42270;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b42270': '#B42270' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.133, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_b42270">#B42270</color>
SVG fillfill="#B42270"

More Pink Colors

#B42270 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B42270 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B42270?

#B42270 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(180, 34, 112) in RGB and hsl(328, 68%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Jazzberry Jam (#A50B5E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.22.

What is the RGB value of #B42270?

#B42270 is rgb(180, 34, 112) — red 180, green 34, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B42270?

#B42270 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 38%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B42270 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B42270 scores 6.17:1 against white and 3.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B42270 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B42270 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 11.92, which is visibly different.

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