Palettes / Colors / #B040AE

#B040AE — Muted Pink

#B040AE is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #B040AE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B040AE is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #40B041; it also sits naturally between #7A40B0 and #B04076. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 25% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 64% · Yellow 1% · Key 31%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B040AE

.text { color: #B040AE; }
.background { background-color: #B040AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B040AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(176, 64, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(301, 47%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B040AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(176, 64, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B040AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(176, 64, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B040AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B040AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #40B041:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B040AE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B040AE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #B040AE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B040AE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B040AD  ·  #B040AF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B040AE?

#B040AE is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 176, 64, 174). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B040AE?

#B040AE is RGB 176, 64, 174 — HSL 301°, 47%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 64%, 1%, 31%.

What colors go with #B040AE?

Its complement is #40B041; analogous partners are #7A40B0 and #B04076. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B040AE for text?

White text on #B040AE has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.19:1.