#B3238B#B3238B

#B3238B is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.204 H 342.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B3238B
RGB	rgb(179, 35, 139)
HSL	hsl(317, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(317, 80%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 22.3%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.23, 64.37, -23.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.23, 68.37, 340.30°)
OKLab	oklab(52.91% 0.1939 -0.0619)
OKLCH	oklch(52.91% 0.204 342.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.8525, 12.6524, 25.6071)
Luminance	0.1265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B3238B #23B34B

analogous

#9323B3 #B3238B #B32343

triadic

#B3238B #8BB323 #238BB3

tetradic

#B3238B #B39323 #23B34B #2343B3

square

#B3238B #B39323 #23B34B #2343B3

split-complementary

#B3238B #43B323 #23B393

monochromatic

#4D0F3B #801963 #B3238B #D93BAD #E36EC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#B3238B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#B3238B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B3238B

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B3238B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B3238B	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)

#33558E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626C88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF2556

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b3238b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 35, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.204 342.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce70ad',
    500: '#b3238b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b3238b;
$custom-light: #ce70ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b3238b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 316.667,
    "s": 67.29,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52912,
    "c": 0.20357,
    "h": 342.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B3238B

secondary

#69C984

accent

#EA6E3E

background

#FDF7FA

surface

#FAEDF4

border

#D3C8CE

text

#140810

muted

#837B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #B3238B

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

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