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#B446AD Color

#B446AD is rgb(180, 70, 173) in RGB, hsl(304, 44%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 61%, 4%, 29%) 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 6.18. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B446AD
HEX#B446AD
RGBrgb(180, 70, 173)
HSLhsl(304, 44%, 49%)
HSVhsv(304, 61%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 61%, 4%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(57.9% 0.187 330.3)
LABlab(48.36% 54.63 -33.46)
LCHlch(48.36% 64.06 328.51)

What #B446AD 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 #B446AD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#B446AD Channel Values

How #B446AD 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 70 · B 1738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 304° · S 44% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 304° · S 61% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 61% · Y 4% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.75:1 vs white · 4.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B446AD 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 text4.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B446AD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B446AD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #B446AD

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B446AD.

How #B446AD 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#B446AD
Protanopia#6464AD
Protanomaly#8B5AAD
Deuteranopia#7979AB
Deuteranomaly#9468AC
Tritanopia#AC5C5C
Tritanomaly#AF5484
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B446AD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b446ad: #B446AD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B446AD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b446ad': '#B446AD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.275, blue: 0.678)
Android XML<color name="color_b446ad">#B446AD</color>
SVG fillfill="#B446AD"

More Pink Colors

#B446AD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B446AD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B446AD?

#B446AD is a mid-tone pink — rgb(180, 70, 173) in RGB and hsl(304, 44%, 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 6.18.

What is the RGB value of #B446AD?

#B446AD is rgb(180, 70, 173) — red 180, green 70, and blue 173 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B446AD?

#B446AD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 61%, 4%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B446AD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B446AD scores 4.75:1 against white and 4.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B446AD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B446AD 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 14.57, which is visibly different.

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