Information about #B23491 color

#B23491 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B23491 falls into the Rose Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(178, 52, 145) — 69.8% red, 20.4% green, 56.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 49 / 13 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B23491 is a clearly saturated pink-red rose that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Fandango (#B53389). Slightly further away sit Medium Red-violet (#BB3385) and Hollywood Park (#A73581).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(178, 52, 145)), which gives #B23491 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B23491: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B23491 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B23491 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B23491 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B23491 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B23491 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B23491 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B23491

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Fandango color link
Fandango

#B53389

Medium Red-violet color link
Medium Red-violet

#BB3385

Hollywood Park color link
Hollywood Park

#A73581

Claudia's door color link
Claudia's door

#BC327E

Byzantine color link
Byzantine

#BD33A4

Moderate Fuchsia color link
Moderate Fuchsia

#A84A91

Ugly Purple color link
Ugly Purple

#A442A0

Royal Fuchsia color link
Royal Fuchsia

#CA2C92

Moderate Orchid color link
Moderate Orchid

#A84A9C

Magenta Pink color link
Magenta Pink

#CC338B

Moderate Cerise color link
Moderate Cerise

#A84A85

Dark Carnation Pink color link
Dark Carnation Pink

#C12283

#B23491 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B23491
  • RGB178, 52, 145
  • CMYK0, 49, 13, 30
  • CSSrgb(178, 52, 145)
  • HSL316°, 55%, 45%
  • HSL Precise315.714°, 54.783%, 45.098%
  • HSV316°, 71%, 70%
  • HSB316°, 71%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.204
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.569
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.204, 0.569)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.204, 0.569, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.204, 0.569)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB20.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.9%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB23491
  • DECIMAL ID11678865
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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