#B23E7E#B23E7E
#B23E7E is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.164 H 349.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B23E7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 62, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(327, 48%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(327, 65%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 29.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.83, 53.18, -11.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.83, 54.34, 348.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.6% 0.1616 -0.0291) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.6% 0.164 349.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8497, 14.4191, 21.2618) |
| Luminance | 0.1442 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 4.74
Magenta (survey)
#C20078
ΔE00 5.24
Light Plum
#9D5783
ΔE00 6.55
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 8.00
Purplish
#94568C
ΔE00 8.62
Deep Pink
#CB0162
ΔE00 8.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B23E7E #3EB272
analogous
#AC3EB2 #B23E7E #B23E44
triadic
#B23E7E #7EB23E #3E7EB2
tetradic
#B23E7E #B2AC3E #3EB272 #3E44B2
square
#B23E7E #B2AC3E #3EB272 #3E44B2
split-complementary
#B23E7E #44B23E #3EB2AC
monochromatic
#571E3E #852E5E #B23E7E #C9649C #D992B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.41
#B23E7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.88
#B23E7E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B23E7E
5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B23E7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B23E7E | 1.00 | 5.41 | 3.88 | 5.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E5D80
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E727B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF3959
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b23e7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 62, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.164 349.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd7ba3',
500: '#b23e7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b23e7e; $custom-light: #cd7ba3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b23e7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 62,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 326.897,
"s": 48.333,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54599,
"c": 0.16423,
"h": 349.8
},
"luminance": 0.14417
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B23E7E
secondary
#88C4A3
accent
#D88D50
background
#FDF7FA
surface
#FAEEF3
border
#D3C9CD
text
#140A0F
muted
#837C7F