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#B80087 Color

#B80087 is rgb(184, 0, 135) in RGB, hsl(316, 100%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 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 7.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B80087
HEX#B80087
RGBrgb(184, 0, 135)
HSLhsl(316, 100%, 36%)
HSVhsv(316, 100%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 27%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(52.2% 0.223 344.5)
LABlab(41.43% 68.58 -21.32)
LCHlch(41.43% 71.82 342.73)

What #B80087 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 #B80087, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 7.58Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 8.22Fandango#B53389ΔE 11.37Flirt#A2006DΔE 11.51Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 11.9Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 12.38

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

#B80087 Channel Values

How #B80087 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 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 316° · S 100% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 316° · S 100% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 27% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.2:1 vs white · 3.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B80087 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 text6.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B80087 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B80087

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B80087; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B80087
Complementary
#00B831
Analogous
#8D00B8
Analogous
#B8002B
Triadic
#87B800
Triadic
#0087B8
Split comp.
#2BB800
Split comp.
#00B88D

Tints & Shades of #B80087

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

#E600A8
#FF14C0
#FF42CD
#FF6BD8
#FF99E4
#FFC7F0

Shades

#9E0074
#8A0065
#700052
#5C0043
#420031
#2E0022

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B80087.

How #B80087 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#B80087
Protanopia#515186
Protanomaly#873F87
Deuteranopia#6F6F84
Deuteranomaly#925785
Tritanopia#B33131
Tritanomaly#B5255F
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B80087 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b80087: #B80087;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B80087;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b80087': '#B80087' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.000, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_b80087">#B80087</color>
SVG fillfill="#B80087"

More Pink Colors

#B80087 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B80087 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B80087?

#B80087 is a dark pink — rgb(184, 0, 135) in RGB and hsl(316, 100%, 36%) 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 7.58.

What is the RGB value of #B80087?

#B80087 is rgb(184, 0, 135) — red 184, green 0, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B80087?

#B80087 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 27%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B80087 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B80087 scores 6.2:1 against white and 3.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B80087 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B80087 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 8.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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