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#B930CF Color

#B930CF is rgb(185, 48, 207) in RGB, hsl(292, 62%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 77%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B930CF
HEX#B930CF
RGBrgb(185, 48, 207)
HSLhsl(292, 62%, 50%)
HSVhsv(292, 77%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 77%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(58.5% 0.243 321.6)
LABlab(47.87% 68.02 -53.90)
LCHlch(47.87% 86.79 321.60)

What #B930CF 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 #B930CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 8.58Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 11.33Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 11.66Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 15.51Violet (RYB)#8601AFΔE 15.54Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 16.62

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

#B930CF Channel Values

How #B930CF 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 185 · G 48 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 62% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 77% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 77% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.79:1 vs white · 4.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B930CF 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 text4.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B930CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B930CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B930CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B930CF
Complementary
#46CF30
Analogous
#6A30CF
Analogous
#CF3095
Triadic
#CFB930
Triadic
#30CFB9
Split comp.
#95CF30
Split comp.
#30CF6A

Tints & Shades of #B930CF

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

#C34DD5
#CD6ADC
#D787E3
#DFA0E9
#E9BDEF
#F2DAF6

Shades

#A02AB2
#892499
#6F1D7C
#591763
#3F1046
#290B2D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B930CF.

How #B930CF 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#B930CF
Protanopia#5C5CCF
Protanomaly#8B4ECF
Deuteranopia#7676CD
Deuteranomaly#9561CE
Tritanopia#AB5B5B
Tritanomaly#B14D98
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B930CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b930cf: #B930CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B930CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b930cf': '#B930CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.725, green: 0.188, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_b930cf">#B930CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#B930CF"

More Pink Colors

#B930CF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B930CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B930CF?

#B930CF is a mid-tone pink — rgb(185, 48, 207) in RGB and hsl(292, 62%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.58.

What is the RGB value of #B930CF?

#B930CF is rgb(185, 48, 207) — red 185, green 48, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B930CF?

#B930CF converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 77%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B930CF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B930CF scores 4.79:1 against white and 4.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B930CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B930CF 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 11.66, which is visibly different.

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