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#B70697 Color

#B70697 is rgb(183, 6, 151) in RGB, hsl(311, 94%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 17%, 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 7.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B70697
HEX#B70697
RGBrgb(183, 6, 151)
HSLhsl(311, 94%, 37%)
HSVhsv(311, 97%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 17%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(53% 0.229 338.5)
LABlab(42.07% 69.16 -30.11)
LCHlch(42.07% 75.43 336.47)

What #B70697 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 #B70697, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 7.84Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 13.83Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 15.95Mardi Gras#880085ΔE 16.33Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 16.35Fandango#B53389ΔE 16.58

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

#B70697 Channel Values

How #B70697 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 1518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 311° · S 94% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 311° · S 97% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 17% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.02:1 vs white · 3.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B70697 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 text6.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B70697 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B70697

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B70697; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B70697
Complementary
#06B726
Analogous
#7F06B7
Analogous
#B7063E
Triadic
#97B706
Triadic
#0697B7
Split comp.
#3EB706
Split comp.
#06B77F

Tints & Shades of #B70697

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

#E407BB
#F81BD0
#F948D9
#FB74E2
#FCA1EB
#FDC9F4

Shades

#9E0582
#8B0472
#72045E
#590349
#400235
#2D0125

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B70697.

How #B70697 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#B70697
Protanopia#515197
Protanomaly#863F97
Deuteranopia#6F6F94
Deuteranomaly#915795
Tritanopia#B03939
Tritanomaly#B32C6B
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B70697 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b70697: #B70697;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B70697;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b70697': '#B70697' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.024, blue: 0.592)
Android XML<color name="color_b70697">#B70697</color>
SVG fillfill="#B70697"

More Pink Colors

#B70697 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B70697 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B70697?

#B70697 is a dark pink — rgb(183, 6, 151) in RGB and hsl(311, 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 7.84.

What is the RGB value of #B70697?

#B70697 is rgb(183, 6, 151) — red 183, green 6, and blue 151 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B70697?

#B70697 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 17%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B70697 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B70697 scores 6.02:1 against white and 3.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B70697 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B70697 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 15.95, which is visibly different.

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