#9B23B2#9B23B2

#9B23B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.220 H 320.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B23B2
RGB	rgb(155, 35, 178)
HSL	hsl(290, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(290, 80%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.9%, 80.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.22, 65.36, -49.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.22, 82.27, 322.61°)
OKLab	oklab(51.38% 0.1695 -0.1402)
OKLCH	oklch(51.38% 0.22 320.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.1535, 11.3862, 43.1417)
Luminance	0.1139 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B23B2 #3AB223

analogous

#5423B2 #9B23B2 #B22382

triadic

#9B23B2 #B29B23 #23B29B

tetradic

#9B23B2 #B25423 #3AB223 #2382B2

square

#9B23B2 #B25423 #3AB223 #2382B2

split-complementary

#9B23B2 #82B223 #23B254

monochromatic

#420F4C #6E197F #9B23B2 #BF3AD8 #CF6DE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#9B23B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#9B23B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B23B2

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B23B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B23B2	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3363AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C436B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b23b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 35, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.220 320.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6eca',
    500: '#9b23b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b23b2;
$custom-light: #bd6eca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b23b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.35,
    "s": 67.136,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51383,
    "c": 0.21996,
    "h": 320.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B23B2

secondary

#78C968

accent

#EA3E59

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130813

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B23B2

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