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#B80570 Color

#B80570 is rgb(184, 5, 112) in RGB, hsl(324, 95%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 39%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Artist's Purple (#C71585), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.16. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B80570
HEX#B80570
RGBrgb(184, 5, 112)
HSLhsl(324, 95%, 37%)
HSVhsv(324, 97%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 39%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(51.4% 0.21 353.6)
LABlab(40.82% 66.39 -7.94)
LCHlch(40.82% 66.86 353.18)

What #B80570 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 #B80570, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 8.16Jazzberry Jam#A50B5EΔE 8.94Flirt#A2006DΔE 9.09Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 10.26Deep Cerise#DA3287ΔE 10.64Vivid Cerise#DA1D81ΔE 10.84

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

#B80570 Channel Values

How #B80570 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 5 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 95% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 97% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 39% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.38:1 vs white · 3.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B80570 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 text6.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B80570 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B80570

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B80570; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B80570
Complementary
#05B84C
Analogous
#A605B8
Analogous
#B80517
Triadic
#70B805
Triadic
#0570B8
Split comp.
#17B805
Split comp.
#05B8A6

Tints & Shades of #B80570

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

#E5068C
#F91AA0
#FA47B3
#FB74C5
#FDA1D8
#FEC8E8

Shades

#9F0461
#8B0455
#720346
#5A0237
#410227
#2D011B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B80570.

How #B80570 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#B80570
Protanopia#51516F
Protanomaly#873F70
Deuteranopia#6F6F6C
Deuteranomaly#92576D
Tritanopia#B42929
Tritanomaly#B61F4F
Achromatopsia#5F5F5F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B80570 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b80570: #B80570;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B80570;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b80570': '#B80570' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.020, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_b80570">#B80570</color>
SVG fillfill="#B80570"

More Pink Colors

#B80570 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B80570 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B80570?

#B80570 is a dark pink — rgb(184, 5, 112) in RGB and hsl(324, 95%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Artist's Purple (#C71585), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.16.

What is the RGB value of #B80570?

#B80570 is rgb(184, 5, 112) — red 184, green 5, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B80570?

#B80570 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 39%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B80570 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B80570 scores 6.38:1 against white and 3.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B80570 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B80570 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 8.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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