#B23E8E#B23E8E

#B23E8E is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.174 H 342.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23E8E
RGB	rgb(178, 62, 142)
HSL	hsl(319, 48%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(319, 65%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 20.2%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.45, 55.34, -19.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.45, 58.82, 340.20°)
OKLab	oklab(55.26% 0.1655 -0.0533)
OKLCH	oklch(55.26% 0.174 342.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.9659, 14.8656, 27.1404)
Luminance	0.1486 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23E8E #3EB262

analogous

#9C3EB2 #B23E8E #B23E54

triadic

#B23E8E #8EB23E #3E8EB2

tetradic

#B23E8E #B29C3E #3EB262 #3E54B2

square

#B23E8E #B29C3E #3EB262 #3E54B2

split-complementary

#B23E8E #54B23E #3EB29C

monochromatic

#571E46 #852E6A #B23E8E #C964AA #D992C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#B23E8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#B23E8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23E8E

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23E8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23E8E	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)

#475F90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A738B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD3F60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23e8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 62, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.174 342.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7baf',
    500: '#b23e8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23e8e;
$custom-light: #cc7baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23e8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 318.621,
    "s": 48.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55259,
    "c": 0.17385,
    "h": 342.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23E8E

secondary

#88C49A

accent

#D87A50

background

#FDF7FA

surface

#FAEEF4

border

#D3C9CE

text

#140A10

muted

#837C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23E8E

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

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