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#B950CE Color

#B950CE is rgb(185, 80, 206) in RGB, hsl(290, 56%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 61%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B950CE
HEX#B950CE
RGBrgb(185, 80, 206)
HSLhsl(290, 56%, 56%)
HSVhsv(290, 61%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 61%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(61.5% 0.204 320.6)
LABlab(52.16% 56.21 -46.53)
LCHlch(52.16% 72.97 320.39)

What #B950CE 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 #B950CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#B950CE Channel Values

How #B950CE 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 80 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 56% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 61% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.12:1 vs white · 5.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B950CE 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B950CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B950CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B950CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #B950CE

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 #B950CE.

How #B950CE 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#B950CE
Protanopia#6C6CCE
Protanomaly#9162CE
Deuteranopia#8080CC
Deuteranomaly#9A70CD
Tritanopia#AD6B6B
Tritanomaly#B2629D
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B950CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b950ce: #B950CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B950CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b950ce': '#B950CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.725, green: 0.314, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_b950ce">#B950CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B950CE"

More Pink Colors

#B950CE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B950CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B950CE?

#B950CE is a mid-tone pink — rgb(185, 80, 206) in RGB and hsl(290, 56%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.93.

What is the RGB value of #B950CE?

#B950CE is rgb(185, 80, 206) — red 185, green 80, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B950CE?

#B950CE converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 61%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B950CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B950CE scores 4.12:1 against white and 5.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B950CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B950CE 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 1.93, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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