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#B70186 Color

#B70186 is rgb(183, 1, 134) in RGB, hsl(316, 99%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 99%, 27%, 28%) 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 7.55. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B70186
HEX#B70186
RGBrgb(183, 1, 134)
HSLhsl(316, 99%, 36%)
HSVhsv(316, 99%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 99%, 27%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(52% 0.221 344.6)
LABlab(41.22% 68.19 -21.04)
LCHlch(41.22% 71.36 342.85)

What #B70186 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 #B70186, 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.

#B70186 Channel Values

How #B70186 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 183 · G 1 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 316° · S 99% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 316° · S 99% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 99% · Y 27% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.25:1 vs white · 3.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B70186 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 text6.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B70186 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B70186

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B70186; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #B70186

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 #B70186.

How #B70186 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#B70186
Protanopia#505085
Protanomaly#863E86
Deuteranopia#6E6E83
Deuteranomaly#915784
Tritanopia#B23131
Tritanomaly#B4255F
Achromatopsia#606060

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B70186 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b70186: #B70186;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B70186;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b70186': '#B70186' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.004, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_b70186">#B70186</color>
SVG fillfill="#B70186"

More Pink Colors

#B70186 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B70186 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B70186?

#B70186 is a dark pink — rgb(183, 1, 134) in RGB and hsl(316, 99%, 36%) 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 7.55.

What is the RGB value of #B70186?

#B70186 is rgb(183, 1, 134) — red 183, green 1, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B70186?

#B70186 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 99%, 27%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B70186 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B70186 scores 6.25:1 against white and 3.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B70186 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B70186 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 8.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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