pinkneutralCC0 survey name

Barney #AC1DB8

Barney is a mid-tone, vivid neutral color (#AC1DB8; HSL 295° 73% 42%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “barney”.

Use cases: Soft UI · Romantic palettes

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Families: Pinks · Magenta Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#AC1DB8
RGBrgb(172, 29, 184)
HSLhsl(295, 73%, 42%)
HSVhsv(295, 84%, 72%)
OKLCHoklch(53.96% 0.236 324.5)
OKLaboklab(53.96% 0.1918 -0.1369)
CMYKcmyk(6.5%, 84.2%, 0%, 27.8%)
XYZxyz(26.1037, 13.1118, 46.494)
CIE-LABlab(42.9, 71.0, -49.0)
CIE-LCHlch(42.9, 86.3, 325.4°)
Luminance0.131 (WCAG relative)
/* Barney */ --barney: #ac1db8; color: #ac1db8; background-color: #ac1db8;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: barney.

Collections: Jewel Tone Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#9a1ea4 #881f90 #761e7d #651d6a #541b58 #441847 #341536 #251226 #170b17 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#b63fbf #c058c7 #c96fce #d284d5 #db99dc #e3ade3 #eac2ea #f2d6f1 #f8eaf8 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#a62db0 #9f39a7 #99429f #924997 #8c4f8e #845586 #7d5a7e #765e76 #6e626e #656565

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#AC1DB8
#29B81D
#ac1db8 #29b81d

Analogous

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#5F1DB8
#AC1DB8
#B81D77
#5f1db8 #ac1db8 #b81d77

Triadic

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#AC1DB8
#B8AC1D
#1DB8AC
#ac1db8 #b8ac1d #1db8ac

Tetradic

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#AC1DB8
#B85F1D
#29B81D
#1D77B8
#ac1db8 #b85f1d #29b81d #1d77b8

Square

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#AC1DB8
#B85F1D
#29B81D
#1D77B8
#ac1db8 #b85f1d #29b81d #1d77b8

Split Complementary

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#AC1DB8
#77B81D
#1DB85F
#ac1db8 #77b81d #1db85f

Monochromatic

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#490C4E
#7B1583
#AC1DB8
#D233DF
#DD68E7
#490c4e #7b1583 #ac1db8 #d233df #dd68e7

Accessibility & contrast

5.80
#AC1DB8 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
3.62
#AC1DB8 on #000000
AA text ✗AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on barney

5.80
#FFFFFF text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005BBC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#416BB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF3F6E

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Purply #983FB24.53
Darkorchid #9932CC5.26
Vibrant Purple #AD03DE5.47
Barney Purple #A004985.82
Medium Purple #9E43A25.87
Darkviolet #9400D37.07

Colors that go with barney

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Violet Pink #FB5FFC
2.3:1
Same hue family as barney (Δh 4°) — guaranteed harmony
Royal #0C1793
2.3:1
Close value pairing (2.32:1) — use for large surfaces, not small text
Beige #F5F5DC
5.2:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈125°) — balanced three-way contrast
Greenyellow #ADFF2F
4.7:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈148°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Easter Green #8CFD7E
4.5:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈178°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.