#9F23A7#9F23A7

#9F23A7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.213 H 325.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9F23A7
RGB	rgb(159, 35, 167)
HSL	hsl(296, 65%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(296, 79%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.8%, 79%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.19, 64.22, -43.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.19, 77.53, 325.93°)
OKLab	oklab(51.26% 0.1751 -0.121)
OKLCH	oklch(51.26% 0.213 325.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.8737, 11.3645, 37.5932)
Luminance	0.1136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9F23A7 #2BA723

analogous

#5D23A7 #9F23A7 #A7236D

triadic

#9F23A7 #A79F23 #23A79F

tetradic

#9F23A7 #A75D23 #2BA723 #236DA7

square

#9F23A7 #A75D23 #2BA723 #236DA7

split-complementary

#9F23A7 #6DA723 #23A75D

monochromatic

#3F0E42 #6F1874 #9F23A7 #CA33D4 #D766DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#9F23A7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#9F23A7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9F23A7

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9F23A7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9F23A7	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4264A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A33C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9f23a7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(159, 35, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.213 325.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bf6ec2',
    500: '#9f23a7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9f23a7;
$custom-light: #bf6ec2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9f23a7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 159,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.364,
    "s": 65.347,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51263,
    "c": 0.21289,
    "h": 325.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11363
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9F23A7

secondary

#67C461

accent

#E83F4A

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F8EDF8

border

#D1C8D1

text

#130812

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #9F23A7

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

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