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#B60C7D Color

#B60C7D is rgb(182, 12, 125) in RGB, hsl(320, 88%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 93%, 31%, 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 5.57. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B60C7D
HEX#B60C7D
RGBrgb(182, 12, 125)
HSLhsl(320, 88%, 38%)
HSVhsv(320, 93%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 31%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(51.7% 0.212 348)
LABlab(41.08% 66.16 -15.71)
LCHlch(41.08% 68.00 346.64)

What #B60C7D 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 #B60C7D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 5.57Flirt#A2006DΔE 7.07Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 7.12Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 8.17Fandango#B53389ΔE 8.97Red-violet (Crayola)#C0448FΔE 13.15

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

#B60C7D Channel Values

How #B60C7D 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 12 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 320° · S 88% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 320° · S 93% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 93% · Y 31% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.29:1 vs white · 3.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B60C7D 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 text6.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B60C7D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B60C7D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B60C7D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B60C7D
Complementary
#0CB644
Analogous
#9A0CB6
Analogous
#B60C28
Triadic
#7DB60C
Triadic
#0C7DB6
Split comp.
#28B60C
Split comp.
#0CB69A

Tints & Shades of #B60C7D

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

#E10E9B
#F127AE
#F452BE
#F679CD
#F9A4DD
#FCCAEB

Shades

#9E0A6D
#86095C
#6E074C
#5B063F
#43042E
#2B031E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B60C7D.

How #B60C7D 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#B60C7D
Protanopia#51517C
Protanomaly#86407D
Deuteranopia#6E6E79
Deuteranomaly#91577B
Tritanopia#B13030
Tritanomaly#B32559
Achromatopsia#606060

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B60C7D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b60c7d: #B60C7D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B60C7D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b60c7d': '#B60C7D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.047, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_b60c7d">#B60C7D</color>
SVG fillfill="#B60C7D"

More Pink Colors

#B60C7D sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B60C7D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B60C7D?

#B60C7D is a dark pink — rgb(182, 12, 125) in RGB and hsl(320, 88%, 38%) 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 5.57.

What is the RGB value of #B60C7D?

#B60C7D is rgb(182, 12, 125) — red 182, green 12, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B60C7D?

#B60C7D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 93%, 31%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B60C7D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B60C7D scores 6.29:1 against white and 3.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B60C7D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B60C7D 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 5.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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