#B9498E#B9498E
#B9498E is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.163 H 345.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9498E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 73, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(323, 44%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(323, 61%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.5%, 23.2%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.30, 52.62, -15.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.30, 54.84, 343.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.58% 0.1582 -0.0409) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.58% 0.163 345.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2735, 17.0349, 27.4376) |
| Luminance | 0.1703 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 6.07
Light Plum
#9D5783
ΔE00 6.20
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 7.02
Purplish
#94568C
ΔE00 7.85
Magenta (survey)
#C20078
ΔE00 7.92
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 7.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9498E #49B974
analogous
#AC49B9 #B9498E #B94956
triadic
#B9498E #8EB949 #498EB9
tetradic
#B9498E #B9AC49 #49B974 #4956B9
square
#B9498E #B9AC49 #49B974 #4956B9
split-complementary
#B9498E #56B949 #49B9AC
monochromatic
#62264B #8E376D #B9498E #CA75A9 #DBA1C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.77
#B9498E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.41
#B9498E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B9498E
4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9498E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9498E | 1.00 | 4.77 | 4.41 | 4.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#546790
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#747A8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C54765
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9498e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 73, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.163 345.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d182af',
500: '#b9498e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9498e; $custom-light: #d182af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9498e",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 73,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 323.036,
"s": 44.444,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57578,
"c": 0.16344,
"h": 345.5
},
"luminance": 0.17032
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9498E
secondary
#96C8A9
accent
#D48554
background
#FDF8FA
surface
#FAEFF4
border
#D3CACE
text
#140B10
muted
#837C7F