#B4228D#B4228D

#B4228D is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.206 H 341.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B4228D
RGB	rgb(180, 34, 141)
HSL	hsl(316, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(316, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 21.7%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.42, 65.11, -23.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.42, 69.38, 339.79°)
OKLab	oklab(53.11% 0.1959 -0.0645)
OKLCH	oklch(53.11% 0.206 341.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.2030, 12.7730, 26.3850)
Luminance	0.1277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B4228D #22B449

analogous

#9222B4 #B4228D #B42244

triadic

#B4228D #8DB422 #228DB4

tetradic

#B4228D #B49222 #22B449 #2244B4

square

#B4228D #B49222 #22B449 #2244B4

split-complementary

#B4228D #44B422 #22B492

monochromatic

#4D0F3C #811865 #B4228D #DA3AAF #E36DC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#B4228D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#B4228D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B4228D

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B4228D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B4228D	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#325590

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#616C8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C02556

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b4228d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 34, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.206 341.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf6fae',
    500: '#b4228d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b4228d;
$custom-light: #cf6fae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b4228d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 316.027,
    "s": 68.224,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53108,
    "c": 0.20621,
    "h": 341.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B4228D

secondary

#68CA82

accent

#EB6B3D

background

#FDF7FA

surface

#FAEDF4

border

#D3C8CE

text

#140910

muted

#837B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #B4228D

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

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