#9C23AE#9C23AE

#9C23AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.217 H 322.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C23AE
RGB	rgb(156, 35, 174)
HSL	hsl(292, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(292, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.3%, 79.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.13, 64.84, -47.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.13, 80.52, 323.64°)
OKLab	oklab(51.26% 0.1711 -0.1337)
OKLCH	oklch(51.26% 0.217 322)
XYZ	xyz(21.9505, 11.3273, 41.0664)
Luminance	0.1133 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C23AE #35AE23

analogous

#5623AE #9C23AE #AE237A

triadic

#9C23AE #AE9C23 #23AE9C

tetradic

#9C23AE #AE5623 #35AE23 #237AAE

square

#9C23AE #AE5623 #35AE23 #237AAE

split-complementary

#9C23AE #7AAE23 #23AE56

monochromatic

#410F48 #6E197B #9C23AE #C237D7 #D26AE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#9C23AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#9C23AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C23AE

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C23AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C23AE	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3863AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9E4069

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c23ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 35, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.217 322.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6ec7',
    500: '#9c23ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c23ae;
$custom-light: #bd6ec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c23ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.23,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51263,
    "c": 0.21714,
    "h": 322
  },
  "luminance": 0.11326
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C23AE

secondary

#72C766

accent

#E93E55

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130813

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C23AE

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

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