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#B70691 Color

#B70691 is rgb(183, 6, 145) in RGB, hsl(313, 94%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 21%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Byzantine (#BD33A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.33. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B70691
HEX#B70691
RGBrgb(183, 6, 145)
HSLhsl(313, 94%, 37%)
HSVhsv(313, 97%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 21%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(52.7% 0.226 340.7)
LABlab(41.82% 68.63 -26.85)
LCHlch(41.82% 73.69 338.63)

What #B70691 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 #B70691, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 8.33Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 11.05Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 13.25Fandango#B53389ΔE 13.99Flirt#A2006DΔE 15.8Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 16.23

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

#B70691 Channel Values

How #B70691 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 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 313° · S 94% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 313° · S 97% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 21% · K 28%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 #B70691 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 #B70691 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B70691

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B70691; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B70691
Complementary
#06B72C
Analogous
#8506B7
Analogous
#B70638
Triadic
#91B706
Triadic
#0691B7
Split comp.
#38B706
Split comp.
#06B785

Tints & Shades of #B70691

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

#E407B4
#F81BC8
#F948D3
#FB74DE
#FCA1E8
#FDC9F2

Shades

#9E057D
#8B046D
#72045A
#590346
#400233
#2D0123

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B70691.

How #B70691 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#B70691
Protanopia#515191
Protanomaly#863F91
Deuteranopia#6F6F8E
Deuteranomaly#91578F
Tritanopia#B13636
Tritanomaly#B32A67
Achromatopsia#626262

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B70691 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b70691: #B70691;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B70691;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b70691': '#B70691' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.024, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_b70691">#B70691</color>
SVG fillfill="#B70691"

More Pink Colors

#B70691 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B70691 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B70691?

#B70691 is a dark pink — rgb(183, 6, 145) in RGB and hsl(313, 94%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Byzantine (#BD33A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.33.

What is the RGB value of #B70691?

#B70691 is rgb(183, 6, 145) — red 183, green 6, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B70691?

#B70691 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 21%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B70691 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B70691 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 #B70691 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B70691 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 13.25, which is visibly different.

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