#B4497E#B4497E
#B4497E is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.150 H 352.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4497E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 73, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(330, 42%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(330, 59%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.4%, 30%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.94, 48.93, -7.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.94, 49.57, 350.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.23% 0.1486 -0.0205) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.23% 0.15 352.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9719, 15.9772, 21.5034) |
| Luminance | 0.1598 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Light Plum
#9D5783
ΔE00 5.72
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 6.62
Magenta (survey)
#C20078
ΔE00 7.27
Dark Pink
#CB416B
ΔE00 7.87
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 8.06
Darkish Pink
#DA467D
ΔE00 8.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4497E #49B47F
analogous
#B449B4 #B4497E #B44A49
triadic
#B4497E #7EB449 #497EB4
tetradic
#B4497E #B4B449 #49B47F #4A49B4
square
#B4497E #B4B449 #49B47F #4A49B4
split-complementary
#B4497E #49B44A #49B4B4
monochromatic
#5D2641 #883760 #B4497E #C7749D #D89FBB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.01
#B4497E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.19
#B4497E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B4497E
5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4497E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4497E | 1.00 | 5.01 | 4.19 | 5.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#586380
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#75767B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1445E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4497e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 73, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.150 352.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce81a3',
500: '#b4497e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4497e; $custom-light: #ce81a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4497e",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 73,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 330.28,
"s": 42.292,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56228,
"c": 0.15,
"h": 352.2
},
"luminance": 0.15975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4497E
secondary
#94C5AD
accent
#D29456
background
#FDF8FA
surface
#FAEFF3
border
#D3CACD
text
#140B0F
muted
#837C7F