#9C23A9#9C23A9

#9C23A9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.213 H 323.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C23A9
RGB	rgb(156, 35, 169)
HSL	hsl(294, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(294, 79%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.7%, 79.3%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.81, 63.97, -45.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.81, 78.36, 324.72°)
OKLab	oklab(50.94% 0.1716 -0.1265)
OKLCH	oklch(50.94% 0.213 323.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.4721, 11.1359, 38.5469)
Luminance	0.1114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C23A9 #30A923

analogous

#5923A9 #9C23A9 #A92373

triadic

#9C23A9 #A99C23 #23A99C

tetradic

#9C23A9 #A95923 #30A923 #2373A9

square

#9C23A9 #A95923 #30A923 #2373A9

split-complementary

#9C23A9 #73A923 #23A959

monochromatic

#3E0E44 #6D1976 #9C23A9 #C534D5 #D467DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#9C23A9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#9C23A9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C23A9

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C23A9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C23A9	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D62A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9F3E66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c23a9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 35, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.213 323.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6dc3',
    500: '#9c23a9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c23a9;
$custom-light: #bd6dc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c23a9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.179,
    "s": 65.686,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50937,
    "c": 0.21319,
    "h": 323.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11135
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C23A9

secondary

#6CC563

accent

#E93F50

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130812

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C23A9

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

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