#B3238E#B3238E

#B3238E is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.205 H 341.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B3238E
RGB	rgb(179, 35, 142)
HSL	hsl(315, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(315, 80%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 20.7%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.37, 64.76, -24.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.37, 69.30, 339.15°)
OKLab	oklab(53.05% 0.1943 -0.0665)
OKLCH	oklch(53.05% 0.205 341.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.0747, 12.7413, 26.7774)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B3238E #23B348

analogous

#9023B3 #B3238E #B32346

triadic

#B3238E #8EB323 #238EB3

tetradic

#B3238E #B39023 #23B348 #2346B3

square

#B3238E #B39023 #23B348 #2346B3

split-complementary

#B3238E #46B323 #23B390

monochromatic

#4D0F3D #801965 #B3238E #D93BB0 #E36EC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#B3238E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#B3238E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B3238E

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B3238E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B3238E	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#315591

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616C8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2757

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b3238e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 35, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.205 341.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce70af',
    500: '#b3238e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b3238e;
$custom-light: #ce70af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b3238e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 315.417,
    "s": 67.29,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53054,
    "c": 0.20539,
    "h": 341.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B3238E

secondary

#69C982

accent

#EA6A3E

background

#FDF7FA

surface

#FAEDF4

border

#D3C8CE

text

#140910

muted

#837B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #B3238E

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

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