#B23E89#B23E89
#B23E89 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.171 H 344.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B23E89 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 62, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(321, 48%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(321, 65%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 23%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.25, 54.64, -17.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.25, 57.29, 342.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.04% 0.1644 -0.0458) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.04% 0.171 344.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5989, 14.7188, 25.2076) |
| Luminance | 0.1472 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 4.67
Magenta (survey)
#C20078
ΔE00 6.12
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.58
Light Plum
#9D5783
ΔE00 6.66
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 6.92
Purplish
#94568C
ΔE00 7.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B23E89 #3EB267
analogous
#A13EB2 #B23E89 #B23E4F
triadic
#B23E89 #89B23E #3E89B2
tetradic
#B23E89 #B2A13E #3EB267 #3E4FB2
square
#B23E89 #B2A13E #3EB267 #3E4FB2
split-complementary
#B23E89 #4FB23E #3EB2A1
monochromatic
#571E43 #852E66 #B23E89 #C964A5 #D992C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.33
#B23E89 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.94
#B23E89 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B23E89
5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B23E89 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B23E89 | 1.00 | 5.33 | 3.94 | 5.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#495F8B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B7286
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD3D5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b23e89; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 62, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.171 344.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc7bab',
500: '#b23e89',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b23e89; $custom-light: #cc7bab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b23e89",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 62,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 321.207,
"s": 48.333,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55044,
"c": 0.17064,
"h": 344.4
},
"luminance": 0.14716
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B23E89
secondary
#88C49D
accent
#D88050
background
#FDF7FA
surface
#FAEEF4
border
#D3C9CE
text
#140A10
muted
#837C7F