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#B60280 Color

#B60280 is rgb(182, 2, 128) in RGB, hsl(318, 98%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 99%, 30%, 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 6.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B60280
HEX#B60280
RGBrgb(182, 2, 128)
HSLhsl(318, 98%, 36%)
HSVhsv(318, 99%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 99%, 30%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(51.6% 0.217 346.6)
LABlab(40.83% 67.39 -17.95)
LCHlch(40.83% 69.74 345.09)

What #B60280 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 #B60280, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 6.22Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 7.08Flirt#A2006DΔE 8.54Fandango#B53389ΔE 9.92Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 9.99Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 14.43

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

#B60280 Channel Values

How #B60280 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 2 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 98% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 99% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 99% · Y 30% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.35:1 vs white · 3.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B60280 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 text6.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B60280 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B60280

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B60280; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B60280
Complementary
#02B638
Analogous
#9202B6
Analogous
#B60226
Triadic
#80B602
Triadic
#0280B6
Split comp.
#26B602
Split comp.
#02B692

Tints & Shades of #B60280

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

#E302A0
#FD17B8
#FD44C6
#FE6DD2
#FE9AE0
#FEC7EE

Shades

#9D026E
#880160
#6F014E
#5B0140
#42012E
#2D0020

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B60280.

How #B60280 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#B60280
Protanopia#50507F
Protanomaly#853E80
Deuteranopia#6E6E7C
Deuteranomaly#90567E
Tritanopia#B12E2E
Tritanomaly#B3235A
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B60280 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b60280: #B60280;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B60280;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b60280': '#B60280' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.008, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_b60280">#B60280</color>
SVG fillfill="#B60280"

More Pink Colors

#B60280 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B60280 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B60280?

#B60280 is a dark pink — rgb(182, 2, 128) in RGB and hsl(318, 98%, 36%) 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 6.22.

What is the RGB value of #B60280?

#B60280 is rgb(182, 2, 128) — red 182, green 2, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B60280?

#B60280 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 99%, 30%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B60280 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B60280 scores 6.35:1 against white and 3.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B60280 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B60280 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 6.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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