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#B61686 Color

#B61686 is rgb(182, 22, 134) in RGB, hsl(318, 78%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 88%, 26%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B61686
HEX#B61686
RGBrgb(182, 22, 134)
HSLhsl(318, 78%, 40%)
HSVhsv(318, 88%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 88%, 26%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(52.5% 0.212 344.7)
LABlab(41.89% 65.51 -20.04)
LCHlch(41.89% 68.50 342.99)

What #B61686 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 #B61686, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 6.48Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 7.93Fandango#B53389ΔE 8.06Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 9.27Flirt#A2006DΔE 9.35Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 11.68

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

#B61686 Channel Values

How #B61686 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 22 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 78% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 88% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 88% · Y 26% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.09:1 vs white · 3.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B61686 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 text6.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B61686 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B61686

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B61686; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B61686
Complementary
#16B646
Analogous
#9616B6
Analogous
#B61636
Triadic
#86B616
Triadic
#1686B6
Split comp.
#36B616
Split comp.
#16B696

Tints & Shades of #B61686

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

#DA1BA1
#E73CB4
#EB60C2
#F084D0
#F4A9DE
#F9D2ED

Shades

#9F1475
#881164
#710E54
#560B40
#40082F
#29051E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B61686.

How #B61686 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#B61686
Protanopia#535385
Protanomaly#864286
Deuteranopia#6F6F83
Deuteranomaly#915984
Tritanopia#B13636
Tritanomaly#B32C60
Achromatopsia#626262

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B61686 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b61686: #B61686;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B61686;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b61686': '#B61686' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.714, green: 0.086, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_b61686">#B61686</color>
SVG fillfill="#B61686"

More Pink Colors

#B61686 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B61686 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B61686?

#B61686 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(182, 22, 134) in RGB and hsl(318, 78%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.48.

What is the RGB value of #B61686?

#B61686 is rgb(182, 22, 134) — red 182, green 22, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B61686?

#B61686 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 88%, 26%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B61686 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B61686 scores 6.09:1 against white and 3.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B61686 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B61686 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 7.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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