#B23989#B23989

#B23989 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.177 H 344.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23989
RGB	rgb(178, 57, 137)
HSL	hsl(320, 51%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(320, 68%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68%, 23%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.52, 56.66, -18.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.52, 59.55, 342.08°)
OKLab	oklab(54.51% 0.1706 -0.0488)
OKLCH	oklch(54.51% 0.177 344)
XYZ	xyz(24.3394, 14.1998, 25.1211)
Luminance	0.1420 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23989 #39B262

analogous

#9E39B2 #B23989 #B2394C

triadic

#B23989 #89B239 #3989B2

tetradic

#B23989 #B29E39 #39B262 #394CB2

square

#B23989 #B29E39 #39B262 #394CB2

split-complementary

#B23989 #4CB239 #39B29E

monochromatic

#551B42 #842A65 #B23989 #CB5DA6 #DA8BBF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#B23989 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#B23989 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23989

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23989	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23989	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#455C8B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697186

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD385C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23989;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 57, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.177 344.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd79ab',
    500: '#b23989',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23989;
$custom-light: #cd79ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23989",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 320.331,
    "s": 51.489,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5451,
    "c": 0.17741,
    "h": 344
  },
  "luminance": 0.14197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23989

secondary

#82C499

accent

#DB7D4D

background

#FDF7FA

surface

#FAEEF4

border

#D3C9CE

text

#140A10

muted

#837C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23989

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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