#C23C9E#C23C9E
#C23C9E is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.198 H 340.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C23C9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 60, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(316, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(316, 69%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 18.6%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.48, 62.65, -24.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.48, 67.32, 338.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.2% 0.1867 -0.0663) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.2% 0.198 340.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0363, 17.1725, 34.0739) |
| Luminance | 0.1717 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 4.85
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 5.94
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.23
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.43
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 7.63
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 7.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C23C9E #3CC260
analogous
#A33CC2 #C23C9E #C23C5B
triadic
#C23C9E #9EC23C #3C9EC2
tetradic
#C23C9E #C2A33C #3CC260 #3C5BC2
square
#C23C9E #C2A33C #3CC260 #3C5BC2
split-complementary
#C23C9E #5BC23C #3CC2A3
monochromatic
#651F52 #932E78 #C23C9E #D16AB5 #DF99CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.74
#C23C9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.43
#C23C9E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C23C9E
4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C23C9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C23C9E | 1.00 | 4.74 | 4.43 | 4.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4565A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F7B9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD3F68
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c23c9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 60, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.198 340.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d87cbb',
500: '#c23c9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c23c9e; $custom-light: #d87cbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c23c9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 60,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 316.119,
"s": 52.756,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58197,
"c": 0.19816,
"h": 340.5
},
"luminance": 0.1717
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C23C9E
secondary
#8FCB9F
accent
#DC724C
background
#FDF8FB
surface
#FBEFF6
border
#D4CAD0
text
#150A11
muted
#837C80