#B3238C#B3238C

#B3238C is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.204 H 341.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B3238C
RGB	rgb(179, 35, 140)
HSL	hsl(316, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(316, 80%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 21.8%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.28, 64.50, -23.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.28, 68.68, 339.91°)
OKLab	oklab(52.96% 0.1941 -0.0634)
OKLCH	oklch(52.96% 0.204 341.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.9259, 12.6818, 25.9937)
Luminance	0.1268 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B3238C #23B34A

analogous

#9223B3 #B3238C #B32344

triadic

#B3238C #8CB323 #238CB3

tetradic

#B3238C #B39223 #23B34A #2344B3

square

#B3238C #B39223 #23B34A #2344B3

split-complementary

#B3238C #44B323 #23B392

monochromatic

#4D0F3C #801964 #B3238C #D93BAE #E36EC3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#B3238C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#B3238C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B3238C

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B3238C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B3238C	1.00	5.94	3.54	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#33558F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616C89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2656

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b3238c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 35, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.204 341.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce70ae',
    500: '#b3238c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b3238c;
$custom-light: #ce70ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b3238c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 316.25,
    "s": 67.29,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52959,
    "c": 0.20417,
    "h": 341.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12679
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B3238C

secondary

#69C983

accent

#EA6C3E

background

#FDF7FA

surface

#FAEDF4

border

#D3C8CE

text

#140810

muted

#837B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #B3238C

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

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