#B3497E#B3497E
#B3497E is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.149 H 351.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3497E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 73, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(330, 42%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(330, 59%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.2%, 29.6%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.79, 48.61, -8.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.79, 49.30, 350.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.08% 0.1476 -0.0211) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.08% 0.149 351.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7399, 15.8576, 21.4925) |
| Luminance | 0.1585 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Light Plum
#9D5783
ΔE00 5.56
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 6.62
Magenta (survey)
#C20078
ΔE00 7.26
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 7.88
Dark Pink
#CB416B
ΔE00 8.06
Darkish Pink
#DA467D
ΔE00 8.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3497E #49B37E
analogous
#B349B3 #B3497E #B34949
triadic
#B3497E #7EB349 #497EB3
tetradic
#B3497E #B3B349 #49B37E #4949B3
square
#B3497E #B3B349 #49B37E #4949B3
split-complementary
#B3497E #49B349 #49B3B3
monochromatic
#5C2641 #88375F #B3497E #C6739D #D89FBB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.03
#B3497E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.17
#B3497E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B3497E
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3497E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3497E | 1.00 | 5.03 | 4.17 | 5.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#576380
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#74767B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF445E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3497e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 73, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.149 351.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd81a3',
500: '#b3497e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3497e; $custom-light: #cd81a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3497e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 73,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 330,
"s": 42.063,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5608,
"c": 0.14907,
"h": 351.8
},
"luminance": 0.15855
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3497E
secondary
#93C4AC
accent
#D29456
background
#FDF8FA
surface
#FAEFF3
border
#D3CACD
text
#140B0F
muted
#837C7F