#B23E8D#B23E8D

#B23E8D is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.173 H 342.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23E8D
RGB	rgb(178, 62, 141)
HSL	hsl(319, 48%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(319, 65%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 20.8%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.41, 55.20, -19.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.41, 58.51, 340.66°)
OKLab	oklab(55.22% 0.1653 -0.0518)
OKLCH	oklch(55.22% 0.173 342.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.8912, 14.8357, 26.7468)
Luminance	0.1483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23E8D #3EB263

analogous

#9D3EB2 #B23E8D #B23E53

triadic

#B23E8D #8DB23E #3E8DB2

tetradic

#B23E8D #B29D3E #3EB263 #3E53B2

square

#B23E8D #B29D3E #3EB263 #3E53B2

split-complementary

#B23E8D #53B23E #3EB29D

monochromatic

#571E45 #852E69 #B23E8D #C964A9 #D992C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#B23E8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#B23E8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23E8D

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23E8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23E8D	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#485F8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A728A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3F60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23e8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 62, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.173 342.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7bae',
    500: '#b23e8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23e8d;
$custom-light: #cc7bae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23e8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 319.138,
    "s": 48.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55215,
    "c": 0.1732,
    "h": 342.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23E8D

secondary

#88C49B

accent

#D87B50

background

#FDF7FA

surface

#FAEEF4

border

#D3C9CE

text

#140A10

muted

#837C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23E8D

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

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