#B8498E#B8498E
#B8498E is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.163 H 345.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8498E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 73, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(323, 44%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(323, 60%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 22.8%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.15, 52.32, -15.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.15, 54.63, 343.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.43% 0.1572 -0.0416) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.43% 0.163 345.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0330, 16.9109, 27.4264) |
| Luminance | 0.1691 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 6.08
Light Plum
#9D5783
ΔE00 6.08
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 6.84
Purplish
#94568C
ΔE00 7.67
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 7.74
Magenta (survey)
#C20078
ΔE00 7.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8498E #49B873
analogous
#AB49B8 #B8498E #B84956
triadic
#B8498E #8EB849 #498EB8
tetradic
#B8498E #B8AB49 #49B873 #4956B8
square
#B8498E #B8AB49 #49B873 #4956B8
split-complementary
#B8498E #56B849 #49B8AB
monochromatic
#61264A #8D376C #B8498E #C975A9 #DAA1C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.79
#B8498E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.38
#B8498E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B8498E
4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8498E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8498E | 1.00 | 4.79 | 4.38 | 4.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#546690
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#73798B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C34865
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8498e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 73, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.163 345.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d082af',
500: '#b8498e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8498e; $custom-light: #d082af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8498e",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 73,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 322.703,
"s": 43.874,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57431,
"c": 0.16262,
"h": 345.2
},
"luminance": 0.16908
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8498E
secondary
#96C7A8
accent
#D48454
background
#FDF8FA
surface
#FAEFF4
border
#D3CACE
text
#140B10
muted
#837C7F