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#B70685 Color

#B70685 is rgb(183, 6, 133) in RGB, hsl(317, 94%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 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 7.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B70685
HEX#B70685
RGBrgb(183, 6, 133)
HSLhsl(317, 94%, 37%)
HSVhsv(317, 97%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 27%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(52.1% 0.219 345.1)
LABlab(41.36% 67.62 -20.22)
LCHlch(41.36% 70.57 343.35)

What #B70685 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 #B70685, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 7.01Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 7.5Flirt#A2006DΔE 10.21Fandango#B53389ΔE 10.21Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 11.05Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 12.39

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

#B70685 Channel Values

How #B70685 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 6 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 317° · S 94% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 317° · S 97% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 27% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.22:1 vs white · 3.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B70685 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 text6.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B70685 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B70685

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B70685; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B70685
Complementary
#06B738
Analogous
#9106B7
Analogous
#B7062C
Triadic
#85B706
Triadic
#0685B7
Split comp.
#2CB706
Split comp.
#06B791

Tints & Shades of #B70685

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

#E407A5
#F81BB9
#F948C7
#FB74D5
#FCA1E2
#FDC9EE

Shades

#9E0573
#8B0464
#720453
#590341
#40022F
#2D0120

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B70685.

How #B70685 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#B70685
Protanopia#515184
Protanomaly#863F85
Deuteranopia#6F6F82
Deuteranomaly#915783
Tritanopia#B23131
Tritanomaly#B4265E
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B70685 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b70685: #B70685;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B70685;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b70685': '#B70685' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.024, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_b70685">#B70685</color>
SVG fillfill="#B70685"

More Pink Colors

#B70685 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B70685 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B70685?

#B70685 is a dark pink — rgb(183, 6, 133) in RGB and hsl(317, 94%, 37%) 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 7.01.

What is the RGB value of #B70685?

#B70685 is rgb(183, 6, 133) — red 183, green 6, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B70685?

#B70685 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 27%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B70685 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B70685 scores 6.22:1 against white and 3.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B70685 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B70685 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 7.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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