#B23E99#B23E99

#B23E99 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.181 H 337.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23E99
RGB	rgb(178, 62, 153)
HSL	hsl(313, 48%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(313, 65%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 14%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.92, 56.97, -25.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.92, 62.54, 335.63°)
OKLab	oklab(55.76% 0.1675 -0.0699)
OKLCH	oklch(55.76% 0.181 337.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.8329, 15.2124, 31.7065)
Luminance	0.1521 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23E99 #3EB257

analogous

#913EB2 #B23E99 #B23E5F

triadic

#B23E99 #99B23E #3E99B2

tetradic

#B23E99 #B2913E #3EB257 #3E5FB2

square

#B23E99 #B2913E #3EB257 #3E5FB2

split-complementary

#B23E99 #5FB23E #3EB291

monochromatic

#571E4B #852E72 #B23E99 #C964B3 #D992C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#B23E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#B23E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23E99

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23E99	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#41619C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667396

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB4366

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 62, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.181 337.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7bb7',
    500: '#b23e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23e99;
$custom-light: #cc7bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 312.931,
    "s": 48.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55761,
    "c": 0.18148,
    "h": 337.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23E99

secondary

#88C495

accent

#D86D50

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EEF6

border

#D2C9D0

text

#140A11

muted

#827C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23E99

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

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