#9E23A6#9E23A6

#9E23A6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.212 H 325.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E23A6
RGB	rgb(158, 35, 166)
HSL	hsl(296, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(296, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.8%, 78.9%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.96, 63.85, -43.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.96, 77.10, 325.91°)
OKLab	oklab(51.05% 0.1741 -0.1204)
OKLCH	oklch(51.05% 0.212 325.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.5840, 11.2258, 37.0990)
Luminance	0.1122 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E23A6 #2BA623

analogous

#5D23A6 #9E23A6 #A6236D

triadic

#9E23A6 #A69E23 #23A69E

tetradic

#9E23A6 #A65D23 #2BA623 #236DA6

square

#9E23A6 #A65D23 #2BA623 #236DA6

split-complementary

#9E23A6 #6DA623 #23A65D

monochromatic

#3E0E41 #6E1873 #9E23A6 #CA32D4 #D765DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#9E23A6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#9E23A6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E23A6

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E23A6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E23A6	1.00	6.47	3.24	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4163A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A23C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e23a6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 35, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.212 325.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf6ec1',
    500: '#9e23a6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e23a6;
$custom-light: #bf6ec1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e23a6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.336,
    "s": 65.174,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51049,
    "c": 0.21169,
    "h": 325.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E23A6

secondary

#67C461

accent

#E8404A

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F8EDF7

border

#D1C8D0

text

#130812

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E23A6

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

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