#9B23BC#9B23BC

#9B23BC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.228 H 317.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9B23BC
RGB	rgb(155, 35, 188)
HSL	hsl(287, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(287, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.6%, 81.4%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.90, 67.19, -54.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.90, 86.68, 320.82°)
OKLab	oklab(52.07% 0.1679 -0.1543)
OKLCH	oklch(52.07% 0.228 317.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.1944, 11.8025, 48.6236)
Luminance	0.1180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9B23BC #44BC23

analogous

#4E23BC #9B23BC #BC2390

triadic

#9B23BC #BC9B23 #23BC9B

tetradic

#9B23BC #BC4E23 #44BC23 #2390BC

square

#9B23BC #BC4E23 #44BC23 #2390BC

split-complementary

#9B23BC #90BC23 #23BC4E

monochromatic

#461055 #701988 #9B23BC #BA41DC #CD74E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#9B23BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#9B23BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9B23BC

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9B23BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9B23BC	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2764B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#994871

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9b23bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(155, 35, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.228 317.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6ed1',
    500: '#9b23bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9b23bc;
$custom-light: #bd6ed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9b23bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 155,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.059,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52074,
    "c": 0.22805,
    "h": 317.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9B23BC

secondary

#83CC6F

accent

#EB3C62

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF9

border

#D1C8D2

text

#130814

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9B23BC

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

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