Palettes / Colors / #B080B2

#B080B2 — Dusty Pink

#B080B2 is a pink color we call Dusty Pink, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #B080B2 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.

#B080B2 is a cool 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 #81B380; it also sits naturally between #9780B3 and #B3809B. 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 50% · Blue 70%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 28% · Yellow 0% · Key 30%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B080B2

.text { color: #B080B2; }
.background { background-color: #B080B2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B080B2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(176, 128, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(298, 25%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B080B2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(176, 128, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B080B2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(176, 128, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B080B2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B080B2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #81B380:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B080B2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B080B2

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 #B080B2 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 #B080B2 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

← #B080B1  ·  #B080B3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B080B2?

#B080B2 is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 176, 128, 178). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B080B2?

#B080B2 is RGB 176, 128, 178 — HSL 298°, 25%, 60% — CMYK 1%, 28%, 0%, 30%.

What colors go with #B080B2?

Its complement is #81B380; analogous partners are #9780B3 and #B3809B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B080B2 for text?

Black text on #B080B2 has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.19:1.