#9B23B0#9B23B0

#9B23B0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.218 H 321.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B23B0
RGB	rgb(155, 35, 176)
HSL	hsl(291, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(291, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 80.1%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.09, 65.01, -48.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.09, 81.40, 323.00°)
OKLab	oklab(51.25% 0.1697 -0.1374)
OKLCH	oklch(51.25% 0.218 321)
XYZ	xyz(21.9542, 11.3064, 42.0919)
Luminance	0.1130 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B23B0 #38B023

analogous

#5523B0 #9B23B0 #B0237F

triadic

#9B23B0 #B09B23 #23B09B

tetradic

#9B23B0 #B05523 #38B023 #237FB0

square

#9B23B0 #B05523 #38B023 #237FB0

split-complementary

#9B23B0 #7FB023 #23B055

monochromatic

#410F4A #6E197D #9B23B0 #C039D8 #D06CE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#9B23B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#9B23B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B23B0

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B23B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B23B0	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3563AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C426A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b23b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 35, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.218 321.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6ec8',
    500: '#9b23b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b23b0;
$custom-light: #bd6ec8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b23b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.064,
    "s": 66.825,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51249,
    "c": 0.21835,
    "h": 321
  },
  "luminance": 0.11305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B23B0

secondary

#75C867

accent

#EA3E58

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130813

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B23B0

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

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