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#B8238B Color

#B8238B is rgb(184, 35, 139) in RGB, hsl(318, 68%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 24%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8238B
HEX#B8238B
RGBrgb(184, 35, 139)
HSLhsl(318, 68%, 43%)
HSVhsv(318, 81%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 24%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(53.7% 0.207 343.8)
LABlab(43.41% 63.77 -20.73)
LCHlch(43.41% 67.05 341.99)

What #B8238B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B8238B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 6.05Fandango#B53389ΔE 6.35Medium Red-violet#BB3385ΔE 8.27Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 9Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 10.2Flirt#A2006DΔE 10.32

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#B8238B Channel Values

How #B8238B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 184 · G 35 · B 1398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 318° · S 68% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 318° · S 81% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 24% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.75:1 vs white · 3.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8238B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B8238B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B8238B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8238B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B8238B
Complementary
#23B850
Analogous
#9A23B8
Analogous
#B82341
Triadic
#8BB823
Triadic
#238BB8
Split comp.
#41B823
Split comp.
#23B89A

Tints & Shades of #B8238B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D72DA4
#DE4FB3
#E472C2
#EA90CF
#F0B2DE
#F7D4EC

Shades

#9F1E78
#891A68
#6F1554
#5A1144
#400C31
#2B0820

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B8238B.

How #B8238B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B8238B
Protanopia#57578A
Protanomaly#89488B
Deuteranopia#727288
Deuteranomaly#935D89
Tritanopia#B33D3D
Tritanomaly#B53566
Achromatopsia#666666

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B8238B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b8238b: #B8238B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8238B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8238b': '#B8238B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.137, blue: 0.545)
Android XML<color name="color_b8238b">#B8238B</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8238B"

More Pink Colors

#B8238B sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B8238B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8238B?

#B8238B is a mid-tone pink — rgb(184, 35, 139) in RGB and hsl(318, 68%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.05.

What is the RGB value of #B8238B?

#B8238B is rgb(184, 35, 139) — red 184, green 35, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8238B?

#B8238B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 24%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8238B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #B8238B scores 5.75:1 against white and 3.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8238B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8238B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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