#B2238B#B2238B
#B2238B is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.203 H 342.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2238B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 35, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(316, 67%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(316, 80%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.3%, 21.9%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.05, 64.14, -23.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.05, 68.25, 340.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.75% 0.193 -0.0628) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.75% 0.203 342) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6222, 12.5336, 25.5963) |
| Luminance | 0.1253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 4.72
Magenta (survey)
#C20078
ΔE00 5.61
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.15
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.27
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 6.73
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 7.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2238B #23B24A
analogous
#9223B2 #B2238B #B22343
triadic
#B2238B #8BB223 #238BB2
tetradic
#B2238B #B29223 #23B24A #2343B2
square
#B2238B #B29223 #23B24A #2343B2
split-complementary
#B2238B #43B223 #23B292
monochromatic
#4C0F3B #7F1963 #B2238B #D83AAD #E26DC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#B2238B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#B2238B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B2238B
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2238B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2238B | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#33558E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#616B88
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD2556
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2238b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 35, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.203 342.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd6fad',
500: '#b2238b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2238b; $custom-light: #cd6fad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2238b",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 35,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 316.364,
"s": 67.136,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52746,
"c": 0.20297,
"h": 342
},
"luminance": 0.12531
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2238B
secondary
#68C982
accent
#EA6D3E
background
#FDF7FA
surface
#FAEDF4
border
#D3C8CE
text
#140810
muted
#837B7F