#9B23A0#9B23A0

#9B23A0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.206 H 326.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B23A0
RGB	rgb(155, 35, 160)
HSL	hsl(298, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(298, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.1%, 78.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.09, 62.23, -41.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.09, 74.53, 326.60°)
OKLab	oklab(50.22% 0.1712 -0.1141)
OKLCH	oklch(50.22% 0.206 326.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.4634, 10.7101, 34.2403)
Luminance	0.1071 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B23A0 #28A023

analogous

#5C23A0 #9B23A0 #A02366

triadic

#9B23A0 #A09B23 #23A09B

tetradic

#9B23A0 #A05C23 #28A023 #2366A0

square

#9B23A0 #A05C23 #28A023 #2366A0

split-complementary

#9B23A0 #66A023 #23A05C

monochromatic

#3A0D3C #6A186E #9B23A0 #CB2FD1 #D761DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.68

#9B23A0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#9B23A0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B23A0

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B23A0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B23A0	1.00	6.68	3.14	6.68
#FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#42619D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9F3A61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b23a0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 35, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.206 326.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bc6dbd',
    500: '#9b23a0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b23a0;
$custom-light: #bc6dbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b23a0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.6,
    "s": 64.103,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50217,
    "c": 0.20572,
    "h": 326.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B23A0

secondary

#61C15D

accent

#E74147

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#120812

muted

#817B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B23A0

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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