#B3228B#B3228B
#B3228B is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.204 H 342.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3228B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 34, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(317, 68%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(317, 81%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81%, 22.3%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.15, 64.63, -23.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.15, 68.66, 340.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.85% 0.1947 -0.0623) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.85% 0.204 342.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8235, 12.5944, 25.5974) |
| Luminance | 0.1259 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 4.55
Magenta (survey)
#C20078
ΔE00 5.47
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.32
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.38
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 6.85
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 7.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3228B #22B34A
analogous
#9322B3 #B3228B #B32242
triadic
#B3228B #8BB322 #228BB3
tetradic
#B3228B #B39322 #22B34A #2242B3
square
#B3228B #B39322 #22B34A #2242B3
split-complementary
#B3228B #42B322 #22B393
monochromatic
#4C0E3B #801863 #B3228B #D939AD #E36CC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.97
#B3228B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.52
#B3228B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B3228B
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3228B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3228B | 1.00 | 5.97 | 3.52 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#33558E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#616C88
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF2455
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3228b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 34, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.204 342.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce6fad',
500: '#b3228b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3228b; $custom-light: #ce6fad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3228b",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 34,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 316.552,
"s": 68.075,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52848,
"c": 0.20442,
"h": 342.3
},
"luminance": 0.12592
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3228B
secondary
#68C982
accent
#EB6D3D
background
#FDF7FA
surface
#FAEDF4
border
#D3C8CE
text
#140810
muted
#837B7F