#9E23A0#9E23A0

#9E23A0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.207 H 327.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E23A0
RGB	rgb(158, 35, 160)
HSL	hsl(299, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(299, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.2%, 78.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.60, 62.84, -40.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.60, 74.59, 327.41°)
OKLab	oklab(50.68% 0.1744 -0.1116)
OKLCH	oklch(50.68% 0.207 327.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.0464, 11.0108, 34.2677)
Luminance	0.1101 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E23A0 #25A023

analogous

#5F23A0 #9E23A0 #A02363

triadic

#9E23A0 #A09E23 #23A09E

tetradic

#9E23A0 #A05F23 #25A023 #2363A0

square

#9E23A0 #A05F23 #25A023 #2363A0

split-complementary

#9E23A0 #63A023 #23A05F

monochromatic

#3B0D3C #6C186E #9E23A0 #CF2FD1 #DA61DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#9E23A0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#9E23A0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E23A0

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E23A0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E23A0	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#45639D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A33961

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e23a0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 35, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.207 327.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf6dbd',
    500: '#9e23a0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e23a0;
$custom-light: #bf6dbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e23a0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.04,
    "s": 64.103,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50678,
    "c": 0.20707,
    "h": 327.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E23A0

secondary

#5FC15D

accent

#E74143

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF6

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130812

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E23A0

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

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