#9C23BC#9C23BC

#9C23BC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.228 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9C23BC
RGB	rgb(156, 35, 188)
HSL	hsl(287, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(287, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(17%, 81.4%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.06, 67.37, -54.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.06, 86.65, 321.03°)
OKLab	oklab(52.22% 0.1691 -0.1535)
OKLCH	oklch(52.22% 0.228 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.3871, 11.9019, 48.6326)
Luminance	0.1190 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9C23BC #43BC23

analogous

#4F23BC #9C23BC #BC238F

triadic

#9C23BC #BC9C23 #23BC9C

tetradic

#9C23BC #BC4F23 #43BC23 #238FBC

square

#9C23BC #BC4F23 #43BC23 #238FBC

split-complementary

#9C23BC #8FBC23 #23BC4F

monochromatic

#461055 #711988 #9C23BC #BB41DC #CE74E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#9C23BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#9C23BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9C23BC

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9C23BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9C23BC	1.00	6.21	3.38	6.21
#FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2964B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9B4771

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9c23bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(156, 35, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.228 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be6ed1',
    500: '#9c23bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9c23bc;
$custom-light: #be6ed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9c23bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 156,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.451,
    "s": 68.61,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52217,
    "c": 0.2284,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11901
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9C23BC

secondary

#82CC6F

accent

#EB3C61

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF9

border

#D1C8D2

text

#130814

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9C23BC

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

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