#b23298

Color #b23298

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Medium Violet Red #c71585 · ΔE 15.89 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b23298

RGB

rgb(178, 50, 152)

HSL

hsl(312.2, 56.1%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312.2, 71.9%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 14.6%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(44.26, 61.36, -27.8)

LCH

lch(44.26, 67.36, 335.63)

OKLCH

oklch(54.5%, 0.196, 337.35)

HWB

hwb(312.2, 19.6%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#32b24c

Analogous

#8c32b2

#b23298

#b23258

Triadic

#b23298

#98b232

#3298b2

Split-complementary

#b23298

#58b232

#32b28c

Tetradic

#b23298

#b24c32

#32b24c

#3298b2

Square

#b23298

#b28c32

#32b24c

#3258b2

Shades

Color #b23298 mixed toward black.

#942a7f

#772165

#59194c

#3b1133

#1e0819

Tints

Color #b23298 mixed toward white.

#cb48b1

#d66cc0

#e091d0

#eab6e0

#f5daef

Tones

Color #b23298 mixed toward gray.

#a73d92

#9d478b

#925285

#875d7f

#7d6778

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.8:1

White text reads better on this background (5.52:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8c88 · ΔE 33.2

Deuteranopia

#939a84 · ΔE 48

Tritanopia

#ae7976 · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 27

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b23298;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b23298]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#b23298 (#b23298) is rgb(178, 50, 152) in RGB.

No, #b23298 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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