#9D23A6#9D23A6

#9D23A6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.211 H 325.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9D23A6
RGB	rgb(157, 35, 166)
HSL	hsl(296, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(296, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.4%, 78.9%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.79, 63.65, -43.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.79, 77.09, 325.66°)
OKLab	oklab(50.9% 0.173 -0.1212)
OKLCH	oklch(50.9% 0.211 325)
XYZ	xyz(21.3881, 11.1248, 37.0898)
Luminance	0.1112 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9D23A6 #2CA623

analogous

#5C23A6 #9D23A6 #A6236E

triadic

#9D23A6 #A69D23 #23A69D

tetradic

#9D23A6 #A65C23 #2CA623 #236EA6

square

#9D23A6 #A65C23 #2CA623 #236EA6

split-complementary

#9D23A6 #6EA623 #23A65C

monochromatic

#3D0E41 #6D1873 #9D23A6 #C932D4 #D665DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#9D23A6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#9D23A6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9D23A6

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9D23A6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9D23A6	1.00	6.51	3.22	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4063A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A03C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9d23a6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 35, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.211 325.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#be6dc1',
    500: '#9d23a6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9d23a6;
$custom-light: #be6dc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9d23a6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.878,
    "s": 65.174,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50897,
    "c": 0.21126,
    "h": 325
  },
  "luminance": 0.11123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9D23A6

secondary

#68C461

accent

#E8404B

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF7

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130812

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9D23A6

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

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