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#B43ECC Color

#B43ECC is rgb(180, 62, 204) in RGB, hsl(290, 58%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 70%, 0%, 20%) 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 9.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B43ECC
HEX#B43ECC
RGBrgb(180, 62, 204)
HSLhsl(290, 58%, 52%)
HSVhsv(290, 70%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 70%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(58.8% 0.224 320.3)
LABlab(48.60% 61.85 -51.08)
LCHlch(48.60% 80.22 320.45)

What #B43ECC 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 #B43ECC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.09Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 10.56Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.32Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.53Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 16.03Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 16.44

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

#B43ECC Channel Values

How #B43ECC 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 62 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 58% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 70% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 70% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.66:1 vs white · 4.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B43ECC 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 text4.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B43ECC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B43ECC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B43ECC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B43ECC
Complementary
#55CC3E
Analogous
#6D3ECC
Analogous
#CC3E9C
Triadic
#CCB43E
Triadic
#3ECCB4
Split comp.
#9CCC3E
Split comp.
#3ECC6D

Tints & Shades of #B43ECC

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

#BF5AD3
#C872DA
#D38EE1
#DDA6E7
#E8C3EF
#F1DBF5

Shades

#9F30B5
#862999
#6E217D
#581B65
#401349
#270C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B43ECC.

How #B43ECC 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#B43ECC
Protanopia#6060CC
Protanomaly#8A55CC
Deuteranopia#7777CA
Deuteranomaly#9365CB
Tritanopia#A76060
Tritanomaly#AC5598
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B43ECC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b43ecc: #B43ECC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B43ECC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b43ecc': '#B43ECC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.243, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_b43ecc">#B43ECC</color>
SVG fillfill="#B43ECC"

More Pink Colors

#B43ECC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B43ECC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B43ECC?

#B43ECC is a mid-tone pink — rgb(180, 62, 204) in RGB and hsl(290, 58%, 52%) 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 9.09.

What is the RGB value of #B43ECC?

#B43ECC is rgb(180, 62, 204) — red 180, green 62, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B43ECC?

#B43ECC converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 70%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B43ECC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B43ECC scores 4.66:1 against white and 4.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B43ECC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B43ECC 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 9.09, 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.