Close to Dark Magenta
#B00A9B
#B00A9B is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Magenta. In RGB it’s made of 69% red, 3.9% green, and 60.8% blue. Its hue is 308°, with 89% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #B00A9B.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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6.24:1 AABlack text on this color
3.36:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
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3.36:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #B00A9B as they’d see it.
#B00A9B in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #B00A9B
What color is #B00A9B?
#B00A9B is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Dark Magenta. In RGB it’s made of 69% red, 3.9% green, and 60.8% blue. Its hue is 308°, with 89% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #B00A9B in RGB?
#B00A9B is rgb(176, 10, 155): 176 red, 10 green, and 155 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #B00A9B in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 94, 12, 31). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #B00A9B?
PANTONE 253 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #B00A9B?
Its complement #097112 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.