Information about #B0178A color

#B0178A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B0178A falls into the Magenta Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(176, 23, 138) — 69% red, 9% green, 54.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 60 / 15 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B0178A reads as a strongly colored electric magenta and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Dark Carnation Pink (#C12283). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Red Violet (#C71585) and Strong Orchid (#A80093).

In RGB terms — rgb(176, 23, 138) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B0178A: 6.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for black. #B0178A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B0178A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B0178A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B0178A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B0178A
  • RGB176, 23, 138
  • CMYK0, 60, 15, 31
  • CSSrgb(176, 23, 138)
  • HSL315°, 77%, 39%
  • HSL Precise314.902°, 76.884%, 39.02%
  • HSV315°, 87%, 69%
  • HSB315°, 87%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.690, 0.090, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.690, 0.090, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.690, 0.090, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB0178A
  • DECIMAL ID11540362
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01