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#B80059 Color

#B80059 is rgb(184, 0, 89) in RGB, hsl(331, 100%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 52%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dogwood Rose (#D71868), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.91. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B80059
HEX#B80059
RGBrgb(184, 0, 89)
HSLhsl(331, 100%, 36%)
HSVhsv(331, 100%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 52%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(50.5% 0.203 3.1)
LABlab(40.03% 65.53 5.49)
LCHlch(40.03% 65.76 4.79)

What #B80059 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 #B80059, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dogwood Rose#D71868ΔE 9.91Dark Fuchsia#A00955ΔE 10.05Telemagenta#CF3476ΔE 10.21Jazzberry Jam#A50B5EΔE 10.99Pictorial Carmine#C30B4EΔE 11.21Maroon (X11)#B03060ΔE 11.45

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

#B80059 Channel Values

How #B80059 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 184 · G 0 · B 898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 331° · S 100% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 331° · S 100% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 52% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.6:1 vs white · 3.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B80059 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 text6.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B80059 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B80059

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B80059; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B80059
Complementary
#00B85F
Analogous
#B800B5
Analogous
#B80300
Triadic
#59B800
Triadic
#0059B8
Split comp.
#00B803
Split comp.
#00B5B8

Tints & Shades of #B80059

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

#E6006F
#FF1486
#FF429E
#FF6BB3
#FF99CA
#FFC7E2

Shades

#9E004C
#8A0043
#700036
#5C002C
#420020
#2E0016

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B80059.

How #B80059 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#B80059
Protanopia#515158
Protanomaly#873F58
Deuteranopia#6F6F53
Deuteranomaly#925755
Tritanopia#B61D1D
Tritanomaly#B7153E
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B80059 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b80059: #B80059;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B80059;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b80059': '#B80059' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.000, blue: 0.349)
Android XML<color name="color_b80059">#B80059</color>
SVG fillfill="#B80059"

More Pink Colors

#B80059 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B80059 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B80059?

#B80059 is a dark pink — rgb(184, 0, 89) in RGB and hsl(331, 100%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dogwood Rose (#D71868), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.91.

What is the RGB value of #B80059?

#B80059 is rgb(184, 0, 89) — red 184, green 0, and blue 89 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B80059?

#B80059 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 52%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B80059 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B80059 scores 6.6:1 against white and 3.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B80059 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B80059 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 20.62, which is visibly different.

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