#C23E8E#C23E8E
#C23E8E is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.186 H 347.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C23E8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 62, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(324, 52%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(324, 68%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68%, 26.8%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.10, 59.76, -15.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.10, 61.78, 345.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.71% 0.1812 -0.0412) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.71% 0.186 347.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8545, 16.8706, 27.3227) |
| Luminance | 0.1687 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 4.38
Magenta (survey)
#C20078
ΔE00 6.55
Light Plum
#9D5783
ΔE00 8.07
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 8.17
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 8.48
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 8.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C23E8E #3EC272
analogous
#B43EC2 #C23E8E #C23E4C
triadic
#C23E8E #8EC23E #3E8EC2
tetradic
#C23E8E #C2B43E #3EC272 #3E4CC2
square
#C23E8E #C2B43E #3EC272 #3E4CC2
split-complementary
#C23E8E #4CC23E #3EC2B4
monochromatic
#66204A #942F6C #C23E8E #D16DA9 #DF9BC4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.80
#C23E8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.37
#C23E8E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C23E8E
4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C23E8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C23E8E | 1.00 | 4.80 | 4.37 | 4.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F6490
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#757A8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF3A60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c23e8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 62, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.186 347.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d87daf',
500: '#c23e8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c23e8e; $custom-light: #d87daf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c23e8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 62,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 323.636,
"s": 51.969,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57707,
"c": 0.18586,
"h": 347.2
},
"luminance": 0.16868
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C23E8E
secondary
#90CBA8
accent
#DB854C
background
#FDF8FA
surface
#FBEFF4
border
#D4CACE
text
#150A10
muted
#837C7F