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#B50881 Color

#B50881 is rgb(181, 8, 129) in RGB, hsl(318, 92%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 96%, 29%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Artist's Purple (#C71585), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.85. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B50881
HEX#B50881
RGBrgb(181, 8, 129)
HSLhsl(318, 92%, 37%)
HSVhsv(318, 96%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 96%, 29%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(51.6% 0.215 346.1)
LABlab(40.87% 66.65 -18.53)
LCHlch(40.87% 69.18 344.47)

What #B50881 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 #B50881, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 6.85Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 7.03Flirt#A2006DΔE 8.39Fandango#B53389ΔE 9.24Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 9.66Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 13.71

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

#B50881 Channel Values

How #B50881 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 181 · G 8 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 92% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 96% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 96% · Y 29% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.33:1 vs white · 3.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B50881 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 text6.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B50881 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B50881

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B50881; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B50881
Complementary
#08B53C
Analogous
#9208B5
Analogous
#B5082A
Triadic
#81B508
Triadic
#0881B5
Split comp.
#2AB508
Split comp.
#08B592

Tints & Shades of #B50881

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

#E109A0
#F61EB5
#F74AC3
#F976D2
#FBA2E0
#FDC9ED

Shades

#9D0770
#890662
#710550
#58043F
#40032D
#2C021F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B50881.

How #B50881 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#B50881
Protanopia#505080
Protanomaly#853F81
Deuteranopia#6D6D7D
Deuteranomaly#90567F
Tritanopia#B03030
Tritanomaly#B2255B
Achromatopsia#606060

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B50881 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b50881: #B50881;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B50881;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b50881': '#B50881' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.031, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_b50881">#B50881</color>
SVG fillfill="#B50881"

More Pink Colors

#B50881 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B50881 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B50881?

#B50881 is a dark pink — rgb(181, 8, 129) in RGB and hsl(318, 92%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Artist's Purple (#C71585), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.85.

What is the RGB value of #B50881?

#B50881 is rgb(181, 8, 129) — red 181, green 8, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B50881?

#B50881 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 96%, 29%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B50881 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B50881 scores 6.33:1 against white and 3.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B50881 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B50881 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 6.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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