#9B23AE#9B23AE

#9B23AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.217 H 321.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B23AE
RGB	rgb(155, 35, 174)
HSL	hsl(292, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(292, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.9%, 79.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.96, 64.65, -48.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.96, 80.52, 323.40°)
OKLab	oklab(51.12% 0.17 -0.1345)
OKLCH	oklch(51.12% 0.217 321.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.7577, 11.2279, 41.0574)
Luminance	0.1123 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B23AE #36AE23

analogous

#5623AE #9B23AE #AE237B

triadic

#9B23AE #AE9B23 #23AE9B

tetradic

#9B23AE #AE5623 #36AE23 #237BAE

square

#9B23AE #AE5623 #36AE23 #237BAE

split-complementary

#9B23AE #7BAE23 #23AE56

monochromatic

#400F48 #6E197B #9B23AE #C137D7 #D16AE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#9B23AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#9B23AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B23AE

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B23AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B23AE	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3762AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C4169

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b23ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 35, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.217 321.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6dc7',
    500: '#9b23ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b23ae;
$custom-light: #bd6dc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b23ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.799,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51115,
    "c": 0.21675,
    "h": 321.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B23AE

secondary

#73C766

accent

#E93E56

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130813

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B23AE

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