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#B81487 Color

#B81487 is rgb(184, 20, 135) in RGB, hsl(318, 80%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 89%, 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 6.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B81487
HEX#B81487
RGBrgb(184, 20, 135)
HSLhsl(318, 80%, 40%)
HSVhsv(318, 89%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 89%, 27%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(52.8% 0.215 344.9)
LABlab(42.21% 66.38 -20.12)
LCHlch(42.21% 69.36 343.14)

What #B81487 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 #B81487, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 6.12Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 7.46Fandango#B53389ΔE 8.8Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 9.81Flirt#A2006DΔE 9.99Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 11.69

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

#B81487 Channel Values

How #B81487 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 20 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 80% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 89% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 89% · Y 27% · 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 #B81487 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 #B81487 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B81487

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B81487; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B81487
Complementary
#14B845
Analogous
#9714B8
Analogous
#B81435
Triadic
#87B814
Triadic
#1487B8
Split comp.
#35B814
Split comp.
#14B897

Tints & Shades of #B81487

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

#DC18A2
#E93AB4
#ED5EC2
#F183D0
#F5A8DE
#FAD1EE

Shades

#A11276
#8A0F65
#730D54
#570A40
#40072F
#29051E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B81487.

How #B81487 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#B81487
Protanopia#535386
Protanomaly#884387
Deuteranopia#707084
Deuteranomaly#935985
Tritanopia#B33636
Tritanomaly#B52C61
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B81487 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b81487: #B81487;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B81487;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b81487': '#B81487' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.078, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_b81487">#B81487</color>
SVG fillfill="#B81487"

More Pink Colors

#B81487 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B81487 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B81487?

#B81487 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(184, 20, 135) in RGB and hsl(318, 80%, 40%) 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 6.12.

What is the RGB value of #B81487?

#B81487 is rgb(184, 20, 135) — red 184, green 20, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B81487?

#B81487 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 89%, 27%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B81487 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B81487 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 #B81487 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B81487 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 7.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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