#B932BD Color

#B932BD is rgb(185, 50, 189) in RGB, hsl(298, 58%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 74%, 0%, 26%) 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 7.43. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B932BD

HEX#B932BD

RGBrgb(185, 50, 189)

HSLhsl(298, 58%, 47%)

HSVhsv(298, 74%, 74%)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 74%, 0%, 26%)

OKLCHoklch(57.6% 0.227 326.8)

LABlab(47.19% 65.16 -44.58)

LCHlch(47.19% 78.95 325.62)

What #B932BD 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 #B932BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 7.43 Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 12.21 Mauveine#8D029BΔE 13.86 Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 14.19 Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 14.47 Dark Magenta#8B008BΔE 16.84

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

#B932BD Channel Values

How #B932BD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 185 · G 50 · B 189	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 298° · S 58% · L 47%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 298° · S 74% · V 74%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 2% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 26%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.94:1 vs white · 4.25:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B932BD 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 text4.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B932BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B932BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #B932BD

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B932BD.

How #B932BD 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#B932BD

Protanopia#5D5DBD

Protanomaly#8B4FBD

Deuteranopia#7676BB

Deuteranomaly#9662BC

Tritanopia#AE5656

Tritanomaly#B34A8B

Achromatopsia#707070

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Using #B932BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b932bd: #B932BD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B932BD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b932bd': '#B932BD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.725, green: 0.196, blue: 0.741)

Android XML<color name="color_b932bd">#B932BD</color>

SVG fillfill="#B932BD"

More Pink Colors

#B932BD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#B932BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B932BD?

#B932BD is a mid-tone pink — rgb(185, 50, 189) in RGB and hsl(298, 58%, 47%) 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 7.43.

What is the RGB value of #B932BD?

#B932BD is rgb(185, 50, 189) — red 185, green 50, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B932BD?

#B932BD converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 74%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B932BD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B932BD scores 4.94:1 against white and 4.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B932BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B932BD 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 12.21, which is visibly different.

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