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#B43DBD Color

#B43DBD is rgb(180, 61, 189) in RGB, hsl(296, 51%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 68%, 0%, 26%) 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 8.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B43DBD
HEX#B43DBD
RGBrgb(180, 61, 189)
HSLhsl(296, 51%, 49%)
HSVhsv(296, 68%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 68%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.212 324.9)
LABlab(47.73% 60.21 -43.79)
LCHlch(47.73% 74.44 323.97)

What #B43DBD 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 #B43DBD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 8.49Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 10.33Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 11.74Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 13.82Mauveine#8D029BΔE 14.1Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 16.13

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

#B43DBD Channel Values

How #B43DBD 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 61 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 296° · S 51% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 296° · S 68% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.84:1 vs white · 4.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B43DBD 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 text4.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B43DBD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B43DBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B43DBD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B43DBD
Complementary
#46BD3D
Analogous
#743DBD
Analogous
#BD3D85
Triadic
#BDB43D
Triadic
#3DBDB4
Split comp.
#85BD3D
Split comp.
#3DBD74

Tints & Shades of #B43DBD

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

#C056C8
#CA71D1
#D48BDA
#DEA6E2
#E8C1EB
#F2DCF4

Shades

#9E36A6
#842D8B
#6E2574
#551D59
#3F1541
#250C27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B43DBD.

How #B43DBD 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#B43DBD
Protanopia#6060BD
Protanomaly#8A54BD
Deuteranopia#7676BB
Deuteranomaly#9364BC
Tritanopia#A95B5B
Tritanomaly#AE518D
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B43DBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b43dbd: #B43DBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B43DBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b43dbd': '#B43DBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.239, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_b43dbd">#B43DBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#B43DBD"

More Pink Colors

#B43DBD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B43DBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B43DBD?

#B43DBD is a mid-tone pink — rgb(180, 61, 189) in RGB and hsl(296, 51%, 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 8.49.

What is the RGB value of #B43DBD?

#B43DBD is rgb(180, 61, 189) — red 180, green 61, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B43DBD?

#B43DBD converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 68%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B43DBD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B43DBD scores 4.84:1 against white and 4.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B43DBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B43DBD 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 8.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.