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#B72BCA Color

#B72BCA is rgb(183, 43, 202) in RGB, hsl(293, 65%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 79%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.1. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B72BCA
HEX#B72BCA
RGBrgb(183, 43, 202)
HSLhsl(293, 65%, 48%)
HSVhsv(293, 79%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 79%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(57.6% 0.243 322.5)
LABlab(46.77% 68.33 -52.80)
LCHlch(46.77% 86.36 322.31)

What #B72BCA 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 #B72BCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 8.1Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 11.32Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 12.13Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 15.04Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 15.79Mauveine#8D029BΔE 16.02

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

#B72BCA Channel Values

How #B72BCA 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 43 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 293° · S 65% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 293° · S 79% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.99:1 vs white · 4.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B72BCA 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 text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B72BCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B72BCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B72BCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B72BCA
Complementary
#3DCA2B
Analogous
#682BCA
Analogous
#CA2B8D
Triadic
#CAB72B
Triadic
#2BCAB7
Split comp.
#8DCA2B
Split comp.
#2BCA68

Tints & Shades of #B72BCA

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

#C542D7
#CE5FDD
#D77DE3
#E29EEA
#EBBCF1
#F3D9F7

Shades

#A025B1
#861F93
#6F1A7A
#581561
#410F48
#26092A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B72BCA.

How #B72BCA 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#B72BCA
Protanopia#5959CA
Protanomaly#894BCA
Deuteranopia#7373C8
Deuteranomaly#935FC9
Tritanopia#AA5757
Tritanomaly#AF4993
Achromatopsia#707070

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B72BCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b72bca: #B72BCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B72BCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b72bca': '#B72BCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.169, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_b72bca">#B72BCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B72BCA"

More Pink Colors

#B72BCA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B72BCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B72BCA?

#B72BCA is a mid-tone pink — rgb(183, 43, 202) in RGB and hsl(293, 65%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.1.

What is the RGB value of #B72BCA?

#B72BCA is rgb(183, 43, 202) — red 183, green 43, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B72BCA?

#B72BCA converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 79%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B72BCA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B72BCA scores 4.99:1 against white and 4.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B72BCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B72BCA 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 12.13, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.