Palettes / Colors / #B61BA7

#B61BA7 — Pink

#B61BA7 is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color MediumVioletRed (#C71585). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumvioletred (#C71585) — not an exact match. CSS mediumvioletred gives you #C71585, a different color; use #B61BA7 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.

#B61BA7 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #1BB62B; it also sits naturally between #781BB6 and #B61B59. 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 71% · Green 11% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 85% · Yellow 8% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B61BA7

.text { color: #B61BA7; }
.background { background-color: #B61BA7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B61BA7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(182, 27, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(306, 74%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B61BA7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(182, 27, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B61BA7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(182, 27, 167, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B61BA7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B61BA7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1BB62B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B61BA7: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B61BA7

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 #B61BA7 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 #B61BA7 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

← #B61BA6  ·  #B61BA8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B61BA7?

#B61BA7 is Pink, a pink color (RGB 182, 27, 167). Its closest standard named color is MediumVioletRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B61BA7?

#B61BA7 is RGB 182, 27, 167 — HSL 306°, 74%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 85%, 8%, 29%.

What colors go with #B61BA7?

Its complement is #1BB62B; analogous partners are #781BB6 and #B61B59. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B61BA7 for text?

White text on #B61BA7 has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.70:1.