#9C23B0#9C23B0

#9C23B0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.219 H 321.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C23B0
RGB	rgb(156, 35, 176)
HSL	hsl(291, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(291, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.4%, 80.1%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.26, 65.20, -48.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.26, 81.38, 323.23°)
OKLab	oklab(51.4% 0.1709 -0.1366)
OKLCH	oklch(51.4% 0.219 321.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.1469, 11.4058, 42.1009)
Luminance	0.1140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C23B0 #37B023

analogous

#5523B0 #9C23B0 #B0237E

triadic

#9C23B0 #B09C23 #23B09C

tetradic

#9C23B0 #B05523 #37B023 #237EB0

square

#9C23B0 #B05523 #37B023 #237EB0

split-complementary

#9C23B0 #7EB023 #23B055

monochromatic

#420F4A #6F197D #9C23B0 #C139D8 #D16CE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#9C23B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#9C23B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C23B0

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C23B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C23B0	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3763AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D416A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c23b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 35, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.219 321.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bd6ec8',
    500: '#9c23b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c23b0;
$custom-light: #bd6ec8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c23b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.489,
    "s": 66.825,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51396,
    "c": 0.21874,
    "h": 321.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C23B0

secondary

#75C867

accent

#EA3E56

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130813

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C23B0

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

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