#9C23A6#9C23A6

#9C23A6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.211 H 324.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C23A6
RGB	rgb(156, 35, 166)
HSL	hsl(295, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(295, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(6%, 78.9%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.62, 63.45, -43.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.62, 77.08, 325.40°)
OKLab	oklab(50.75% 0.1719 -0.1221)
OKLCH	oklch(50.75% 0.211 324.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.1937, 11.0245, 37.0807)
Luminance	0.1102 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C23A6 #2DA623

analogous

#5B23A6 #9C23A6 #A6236F

triadic

#9C23A6 #A69C23 #23A69C

tetradic

#9C23A6 #A65B23 #2DA623 #236FA6

square

#9C23A6 #A65B23 #2DA623 #236FA6

split-complementary

#9C23A6 #6FA623 #23A65B

monochromatic

#3D0E41 #6D1873 #9C23A6 #C832D4 #D565DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#9C23A6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#9C23A6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C23A6

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C23A6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C23A6	1.00	6.55	3.20	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F62A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9F3C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c23a6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 35, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.211 324.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6dc1',
    500: '#9c23a6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c23a6;
$custom-light: #bd6dc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c23a6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.42,
    "s": 65.174,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50745,
    "c": 0.21083,
    "h": 324.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11023
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C23A6

secondary

#68C461

accent

#E8404D

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF7

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130812

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C23A6

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

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