#B3228D#B3228D
#B3228D is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.206 H 341.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3228D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 34, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(316, 68%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(316, 81%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81%, 21.2%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.24, 64.88, -24.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.24, 69.27, 339.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.94% 0.195 -0.0653) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.94% 0.206 341.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9710, 12.6534, 26.3741) |
| Luminance | 0.1265 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 4.80
Magenta (survey)
#C20078
ΔE00 5.83
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.09
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 6.11
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 6.58
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 7.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3228D #22B348
analogous
#9122B3 #B3228D #B32245
triadic
#B3228D #8DB322 #228DB3
tetradic
#B3228D #B39122 #22B348 #2245B3
square
#B3228D #B39122 #22B348 #2245B3
split-complementary
#B3228D #45B322 #22B391
monochromatic
#4C0E3C #801864 #B3228D #D939AF #E36CC4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.95
#B3228D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.53
#B3228D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B3228D
5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3228D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3228D | 1.00 | 5.95 | 3.53 | 5.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#315590
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#616C8A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE2556
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3228d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 34, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.206 341.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce6fae',
500: '#b3228d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3228d; $custom-light: #ce6fae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3228d",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 34,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 315.724,
"s": 68.075,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52942,
"c": 0.20564,
"h": 341.5
},
"luminance": 0.12651
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3228D
secondary
#68C981
accent
#EB6A3D
background
#FDF7FA
surface
#FAEDF4
border
#D3C8CE
text
#140810
muted
#837B7F