#C23A8E#C23A8E
#C23A8E is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.191 H 346.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C23A8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 58, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(323, 54%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(323, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 26.8%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.56, 61.26, -16.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.56, 63.43, 344.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.32% 0.1858 -0.0435) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.32% 0.191 346.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6449, 16.4515, 27.2529) |
| Luminance | 0.1645 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 3.79
Magenta (survey)
#C20078
ΔE00 6.06
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 8.06
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 8.19
Light Plum
#9D5783
ΔE00 8.36
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 8.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C23A8E #3AC26E
analogous
#B23AC2 #C23A8E #C23A4A
triadic
#C23A8E #8EC23A #3A8EC2
tetradic
#C23A8E #C2B23A #3AC26E #3A4AC2
square
#C23A8E #C2B23A #3AC26E #3A4AC2
split-complementary
#C23A8E #4AC23A #3AC2B2
monochromatic
#641E49 #932C6C #C23A8E #D267A9 #E097C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.90
#C23A8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.29
#C23A8E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C23A8E
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C23A8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C23A8E | 1.00 | 4.90 | 4.29 | 4.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B6290
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#73798B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF365F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c23a8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 58, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.191 346.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d97baf',
500: '#c23a8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c23a8e; $custom-light: #d97baf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c23a8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 58,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 322.941,
"s": 53.968,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57315,
"c": 0.19085,
"h": 346.8
},
"luminance": 0.16448
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C23A8E
secondary
#8DCBA5
accent
#DD834A
background
#FDF7FA
surface
#FBEEF4
border
#D4C9CE
text
#150A10
muted
#837C7F