#B53389Fandango (#B53389) is a mid-tone, saturated magenta with an OKLCH hue of 345°, lightness 0.54 and chroma 0.187. It sits on the transitional side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #B53389 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 51, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(320, 56%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(320, 72%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72%, 24%, 29%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(44.2 59.7 -18.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.544 0.187 345) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Fandango shifts subtly: drifts toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b63080 — ΔE 1.4, shifts subtly: drifts toward pink#b83386 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward red#b53389 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#b6338b — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Fandango in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 5.53:1 and against black 3.8:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffa4d9 · #e271b6 · #b53389 · #93166c · #610045 · #300020
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#de6974 · #cd4d7c · #b53389 · #902e8e · #6b298b · #482480
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#ff8361 · #bf7965 · #b53389 · #8b2168 · #68004b · #400900
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#00e6a7 · #aa8399 · #b53389 · #77375e · #531c3f · #2d0a20
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e3f8ed · #9c8290 · #b53389 · #4c5a53 · #321a28 · #000301
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e9f5ef · #c0cec7 · #93a49b · #192e25 · #000c05 · #b53389
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d3d6b1 · #32b5b8 · #90769e · #b53389 · #4c6349 · #170623
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#d5dbb6 · #6faca1 · #7b8f54 · #b53389 · #4e5f4b · #170522
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f7f5c9 · #988e00 · #b53389 · #00607a · #002835 · #050300
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffefdb · #b97c00 · #b53389 · #006748 · #00224b · #000502
#C6559C · #D673AF · #E690C2 · #F5ADD6 · #FFCDE8
#992373 · #7F115D · #650048 · #490033 · #2E001F
#A84684 · #9B547F · #8C6079
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.