#9E23AE#9E23AE

#9E23AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.218 H 322.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E23AE
RGB	rgb(158, 35, 174)
HSL	hsl(293, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(293, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.2%, 79.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.46, 65.22, -47.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.46, 80.50, 324.12°)
OKLab	oklab(51.56% 0.1734 -0.132)
OKLCH	oklch(51.56% 0.218 322.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.3408, 11.5285, 41.0847)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E23AE #33AE23

analogous

#5923AE #9E23AE #AE2378

triadic

#9E23AE #AE9E23 #23AE9E

tetradic

#9E23AE #AE5923 #33AE23 #2378AE

square

#9E23AE #AE5923 #33AE23 #2378AE

split-complementary

#9E23AE #78AE23 #23AE59

monochromatic

#410F48 #70197B #9E23AE #C437D7 #D36AE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#9E23AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#9E23AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E23AE

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E23AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E23AE	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B64AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A04069

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e23ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 35, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.218 322.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf6ec7',
    500: '#9e23ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e23ae;
$custom-light: #bf6ec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e23ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.094,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51561,
    "c": 0.21794,
    "h": 322.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E23AE

secondary

#71C766

accent

#E93E52

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130813

muted

#827B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E23AE

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

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