#B3238D#B3238D

#B3238D is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.205 H 341.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B3238D
RGB	rgb(179, 35, 141)
HSL	hsl(316, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(316, 80%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 21.2%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.33, 64.63, -24.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.33, 68.98, 339.53°)
OKLab	oklab(53.01% 0.1942 -0.065)
OKLCH	oklch(53.01% 0.205 341.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.0000, 12.7114, 26.3838)
Luminance	0.1271 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B3238D #23B349

analogous

#9123B3 #B3238D #B32345

triadic

#B3238D #8DB323 #238DB3

tetradic

#B3238D #B39123 #23B349 #2345B3

square

#B3238D #B39123 #23B349 #2345B3

split-complementary

#B3238D #45B323 #23B391

monochromatic

#4D0F3C #801965 #B3238D #D93BAF #E36EC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#B3238D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#B3238D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B3238D

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B3238D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B3238D	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#325590

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616C8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2657

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b3238d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 35, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.205 341.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce70ae',
    500: '#b3238d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b3238d;
$custom-light: #ce70ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b3238d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 315.833,
    "s": 67.29,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53006,
    "c": 0.20478,
    "h": 341.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B3238D

secondary

#69C982

accent

#EA6B3E

background

#FDF7FA

surface

#FAEDF4

border

#D3C8CE

text

#140910

muted

#837B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #B3238D

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

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