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#B83DBD Color

#B83DBD is rgb(184, 61, 189) in RGB, hsl(298, 51%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 68%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B83DBD
HEX#B83DBD
RGBrgb(184, 61, 189)
HSLhsl(298, 51%, 49%)
HSVhsv(298, 68%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 68%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.214 326.2)
LABlab(48.38% 61.23 -42.72)
LCHlch(48.38% 74.65 325.10)

What #B83DBD 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 #B83DBD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.26Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 9.9Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 10.95Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 12.65Mauveine#8D029BΔE 14.88Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 16.51

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

#B83DBD Channel Values

How #B83DBD 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 61 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 298° · S 51% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 298° · S 68% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.73:1 vs white · 4.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B83DBD 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 text4.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B83DBD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B83DBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B83DBD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B83DBD
Complementary
#41BD3D
Analogous
#793DBD
Analogous
#BD3D81
Triadic
#BDB83D
Triadic
#3DBDB8
Split comp.
#81BD3D
Split comp.
#3DBD79

Tints & Shades of #B83DBD

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

#C456C8
#CE71D1
#D78BDA
#E0A6E2
#EAC1EB
#F3DCF4

Shades

#A236A6
#872D8B
#712574
#571D59
#401541
#260C27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B83DBD.

How #B83DBD 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#B83DBD
Protanopia#6161BD
Protanomaly#8C55BD
Deuteranopia#7979BB
Deuteranomaly#9666BC
Tritanopia#AD5B5B
Tritanomaly#B2518D
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B83DBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b83dbd: #B83DBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B83DBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b83dbd': '#B83DBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.239, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_b83dbd">#B83DBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#B83DBD"

More Pink Colors

#B83DBD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B83DBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B83DBD?

#B83DBD is a mid-tone pink — rgb(184, 61, 189) in RGB and hsl(298, 51%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.26.

What is the RGB value of #B83DBD?

#B83DBD is rgb(184, 61, 189) — red 184, green 61, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B83DBD?

#B83DBD converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 68%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B83DBD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B83DBD scores 4.73:1 against white and 4.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B83DBD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B83DBD 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 9.26, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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