#B23AA0#B23AA0

#B23AA0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.192 H 334.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23AA0
RGB	rgb(178, 58, 160)
HSL	hsl(309, 51%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(309, 67%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 10.1%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.68, 59.63, -30.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.68, 66.92, 333.01°)
OKLab	oklab(55.69% 0.1731 -0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(55.69% 0.192 334.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.2185, 15.0313, 34.7714)
Luminance	0.1503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23AA0 #3AB24C

analogous

#883AB2 #B23AA0 #B23A64

triadic

#B23AA0 #A0B23A #3AA0B2

tetradic

#B23AA0 #B2883A #3AB24C #3A64B2

square

#B23AA0 #B2883A #3AB24C #3A64B2

split-complementary

#B23AA0 #64B23A #3AB288

monochromatic

#561C4D #842B77 #B23AA0 #CB5FBA #DA8DCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#B23AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#B23AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23AA0

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23AA0	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3961A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#61729D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA4368

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 58, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.192 334.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7abc',
    500: '#b23aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23aa0;
$custom-light: #cc7abc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309,
    "s": 50.847,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55687,
    "c": 0.19194,
    "h": 334.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23AA0

secondary

#83C48D

accent

#DA634D

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEEF6

border

#D3C9D0

text

#140A12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23AA0

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

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