#B23C8D#B23C8D

#B23C8D is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.176 H 342.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23C8D
RGB	rgb(178, 60, 141)
HSL	hsl(319, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(319, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 20.8%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.11, 56.02, -19.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.11, 59.43, 340.50°)
OKLab	oklab(55% 0.1678 -0.0531)
OKLCH	oklch(55% 0.176 342.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.7844, 14.6221, 26.7112)
Luminance	0.1462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23C8D #3CB261

analogous

#9C3CB2 #B23C8D #B23C52

triadic

#B23C8D #8DB23C #3C8DB2

tetradic

#B23C8D #B29C3C #3CB261 #3C52B2

square

#B23C8D #B29C3C #3CB261 #3C52B2

split-complementary

#B23C8D #52B23C #3CB29C

monochromatic

#561D44 #842D69 #B23C8D #CA61A9 #D98FC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#B23C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#B23C8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23C8D

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23C8D	1.00	5.35	3.92	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#465E8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#69728A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3D5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 60, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.176 342.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7aae',
    500: '#b23c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23c8d;
$custom-light: #cc7aae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 318.814,
    "s": 49.58,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54998,
    "c": 0.17595,
    "h": 342.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23C8D

secondary

#86C499

accent

#D97A4F

background

#FDF7FA

surface

#FAEEF4

border

#D3C9CE

text

#140A10

muted

#837C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23C8D

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

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