#B3278D#B3278D

#B3278D is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.201 H 341.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B3278D
RGB	rgb(179, 39, 141)
HSL	hsl(316, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(316, 78%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 21.2%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.70, 63.54, -23.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.70, 67.76, 339.67°)
OKLab	oklab(53.28% 0.1909 -0.0633)
OKLCH	oklch(53.28% 0.201 341.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.1245, 12.9604, 26.4253)
Luminance	0.1296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B3278D #27B34D

analogous

#9327B3 #B3278D #B32747

triadic

#B3278D #8DB327 #278DB3

tetradic

#B3278D #B39327 #27B34D #2747B3

square

#B3278D #B39327 #27B34D #2747B3

split-complementary

#B3278D #47B327 #27B393

monochromatic

#4E113E #811C65 #B3278D #D641AD #E174C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#B3278D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#B3278D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B3278D

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B3278D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B3278D	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#355690

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626D8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE2A58

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b3278d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 39, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.201 341.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce71ae',
    500: '#b3278d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b3278d;
$custom-light: #ce71ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b3278d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 316.286,
    "s": 64.22,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53279,
    "c": 0.2011,
    "h": 341.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12958
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B3278D

secondary

#6EC886

accent

#E76E41

background

#FDF7FA

surface

#FAEDF4

border

#D3C8CE

text

#140910

muted

#837B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #B3278D

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

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