Information about #B1159E color

#B1159E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B1159E falls into the Magenta Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(177, 21, 158) — 69.4% red, 8.2% green, 62% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 61 / 7 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B1159E reads as a energetic, saturated electric magenta and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Barney Purple (#A00498). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Violet Eggplant (#991199) and Strong Magenta (#A800A8).

In RGB terms — rgb(177, 21, 158) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B1159E: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B1159E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B1159E color variations

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

#B1159E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B1159E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B1159E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B1159E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B1159E 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B1159E

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

Barney Purple color link
Barney Purple

#A00498

Violet Eggplant color link
Violet Eggplant

#991199

Strong Magenta color link
Strong Magenta

#A800A8

Strong Orchid color link
Strong Orchid

#A80093

Barney color link
Barney

#AC1DB8

Elipsis Practice color link
Elipsis Practice

#9315A6

Byzantine color link
Byzantine

#BD33A4

Vintage Magenta color link
Vintage Magenta

#942194

Red Violet color link
Red Violet

#C71585

Dark Carnation Pink color link
Dark Carnation Pink

#C12283

Cobalt Violet Deep color link
Cobalt Violet Deep

#91219E

Royal Fuchsia color link
Royal Fuchsia

#CA2C92

#B1159E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B1159E
  • RGB177, 21, 158
  • CMYK0, 61, 7, 31
  • CSSrgb(177, 21, 158)
  • HSL307°, 79%, 39%
  • HSL Precise307.308°, 78.788%, 38.824%
  • HSV307°, 88%, 69%
  • HSB307°, 88%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.082, 0.620)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.082, 0.620, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.082, 0.620)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB1159E
  • DECIMAL ID11605406
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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