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#B601DA Color

#B601DA is rgb(182, 1, 218) in RGB, hsl(290, 99%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 100%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.39. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B601DA
HEX#B601DA
RGBrgb(182, 1, 218)
HSLhsl(290, 99%, 43%)
HSVhsv(290, 100%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 100%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(56.9% 0.275 318.7)
LABlab(45.19% 76.69 -64.55)
LCHlch(45.19% 100.24 319.91)

What #B601DA 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 #B601DA, 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.

#B601DA Channel Values

How #B601DA 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 182 · G 1 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 99% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 100% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.24:1 vs white · 4.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B601DA 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 text5.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B601DA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B601DA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B601DA; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #B601DA

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 #B601DA.

How #B601DA 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#B601DA
Protanopia#5050DA
Protanomaly#853EDA
Deuteranopia#6E6ED8
Deuteranomaly#9056D9
Tritanopia#A55454
Tritanomaly#AC419C
Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B601DA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b601da: #B601DA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B601DA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b601da': '#B601DA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.004, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_b601da">#B601DA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B601DA"

More Pink Colors

#B601DA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B601DA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B601DA?

#B601DA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(182, 1, 218) in RGB and hsl(290, 99%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.39.

What is the RGB value of #B601DA?

#B601DA is rgb(182, 1, 218) — red 182, green 1, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B601DA?

#B601DA converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 100%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B601DA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B601DA scores 5.24:1 against white and 4.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B601DA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B601DA 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 11.18, which is visibly different.

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