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#B440BA Color

#B440BA is rgb(180, 64, 186) in RGB, hsl(297, 49%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 66%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Fuchsia (#C154C1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B440BA
HEX#B440BA
RGBrgb(180, 64, 186)
HSLhsl(297, 49%, 49%)
HSVhsv(297, 66%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 66%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(58% 0.206 325.8)
LABlab(48.02% 58.69 -41.60)
LCHlch(48.02% 71.93 324.67)

What #B440BA 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 #B440BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 8.05Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 8.74Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 12.16Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.73Purple Plum#9C51B6ΔE 14.84Mauveine#8D029BΔE 15.1

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

#B440BA Channel Values

How #B440BA 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 64 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 297° · S 49% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 297° · S 66% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.79:1 vs white · 4.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B440BA 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 text4.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B440BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B440BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B440BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B440BA
Complementary
#46BA40
Analogous
#7740BA
Analogous
#BA4083
Triadic
#BAB440
Triadic
#40BAB4
Split comp.
#83BA40
Split comp.
#40BA77

Tints & Shades of #B440BA

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

#C058C6
#CA72CF
#D48DD8
#DEA8E1
#E8C2EA
#F2DDF3

Shades

#9E38A3
#842F89
#6E2772
#551E57
#3E1641
#250D26

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B440BA.

How #B440BA 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#B440BA
Protanopia#6161BA
Protanomaly#8A56BA
Deuteranopia#7777B8
Deuteranomaly#9366B9
Tritanopia#AA5C5C
Tritanomaly#AE528C
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B440BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b440ba: #B440BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B440BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b440ba': '#B440BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.251, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_b440ba">#B440BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B440BA"

More Pink Colors

#B440BA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B440BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B440BA?

#B440BA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(180, 64, 186) in RGB and hsl(297, 49%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Fuchsia (#C154C1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.05.

What is the RGB value of #B440BA?

#B440BA is rgb(180, 64, 186) — red 180, green 64, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B440BA?

#B440BA converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 66%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B440BA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B440BA scores 4.79:1 against white and 4.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B440BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B440BA 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 8.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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