#C23C8E#C23C8E
#C23C8E is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.188 H 347.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C23C8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 60, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(323, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(323, 69%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 26.8%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.83, 60.52, -16.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.83, 62.61, 345.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.51% 0.1836 -0.0424) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.51% 0.188 347) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7477, 16.6571, 27.2871) |
| Luminance | 0.1665 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 4.07
Magenta (survey)
#C20078
ΔE00 6.29
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 8.10
Light Plum
#9D5783
ΔE00 8.21
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 8.33
Purpleish
#98568D
ΔE00 8.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C23C8E #3CC270
analogous
#B33CC2 #C23C8E #C23C4B
triadic
#C23C8E #8EC23C #3C8EC2
tetradic
#C23C8E #C2B33C #3CC270 #3C4BC2
square
#C23C8E #C2B33C #3CC270 #3C4BC2
split-complementary
#C23C8E #4BC23C #3CC2B3
monochromatic
#651F4A #932E6C #C23C8E #D16AA9 #DF99C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.85
#C23C8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.33
#C23C8E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C23C8E
4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C23C8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C23C8E | 1.00 | 4.85 | 4.33 | 4.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D6390
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#747A8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF3860
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c23c8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 60, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.188 347.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d87caf',
500: '#c23c8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c23c8e; $custom-light: #d87caf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c23c8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 60,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 323.284,
"s": 52.756,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57508,
"c": 0.18838,
"h": 347
},
"luminance": 0.16654
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C23C8E
secondary
#8FCBA6
accent
#DC844C
background
#FDF8FA
surface
#FBEFF4
border
#D4CACE
text
#150A10
muted
#837C7F