#9E23A9#9E23A9

#9E23A9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.214 H 324.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E23A9
RGB	rgb(158, 35, 169)
HSL	hsl(295, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(295, 79%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.5%, 79.3%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.14, 64.36, -44.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.14, 78.36, 325.21°)
OKLab	oklab(51.24% 0.1739 -0.1248)
OKLCH	oklch(51.24% 0.214 324.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.8624, 11.3372, 38.5652)
Luminance	0.1134 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E23A9 #2EA923

analogous

#5B23A9 #9E23A9 #A92371

triadic

#9E23A9 #A99E23 #23A99E

tetradic

#9E23A9 #A95B23 #2EA923 #2371A9

square

#9E23A9 #A95B23 #2EA923 #2371A9

split-complementary

#9E23A9 #71A923 #23A95B

monochromatic

#3F0E44 #6F1976 #9E23A9 #C834D5 #D667DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#9E23A9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#9E23A9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E23A9

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E23A9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E23A9	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F63A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A13D66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e23a9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 35, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.214 324.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf6ec3',
    500: '#9e23a9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e23a9;
$custom-light: #bf6ec3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e23a9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.075,
    "s": 65.686,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51238,
    "c": 0.21403,
    "h": 324.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11336
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E23A9

secondary

#6BC563

accent

#E93F4D

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130812

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E23A9

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

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