#B4238D#B4238D

#B4238D is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.205 H 341.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B4238D
RGB	rgb(180, 35, 141)
HSL	hsl(316, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(316, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.6%, 21.7%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.51, 64.86, -23.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.51, 69.10, 339.83°)
OKLab	oklab(53.17% 0.1951 -0.0641)
OKLCH	oklch(53.17% 0.205 341.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.2320, 12.8310, 26.3946)
Luminance	0.1283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B4238D #23B44A

analogous

#9323B4 #B4238D #B42344

triadic

#B4238D #8DB423 #238DB4

tetradic

#B4238D #B49323 #23B44A #2344B4

square

#B4238D #B49323 #23B44A #2344B4

split-complementary

#B4238D #44B423 #23B493

monochromatic

#4E0F3D #811965 #B4238D #D93BAF #E36EC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#B4238D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#B4238D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B4238D

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B4238D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B4238D	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#335590

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626D8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C02657

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b4238d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 35, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.205 341.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf70ae',
    500: '#b4238d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b4238d;
$custom-light: #cf70ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b4238d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 316.138,
    "s": 67.442,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53172,
    "c": 0.20535,
    "h": 341.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12828
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B4238D

secondary

#69C983

accent

#EA6C3D

background

#FDF7FA

surface

#FAEDF4

border

#D3C8CE

text

#140910

muted

#837B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #B4238D

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

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