#B23AA2#B23AA2

#B23AA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.193 H 333.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23AA2
RGB	rgb(178, 58, 162)
HSL	hsl(308, 51%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(308, 67%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 9%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.77, 59.95, -31.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.77, 67.67, 332.35°)
OKLab	oklab(55.79% 0.1733 -0.0859)
OKLCH	oklch(55.79% 0.193 333.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.3949, 15.1019, 35.7002)
Luminance	0.1510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23AA2 #3AB24A

analogous

#863AB2 #B23AA2 #B23A66

triadic

#B23AA2 #A2B23A #3AA2B2

tetradic

#B23AA2 #B2863A #3AB24A #3A66B2

square

#B23AA2 #B2863A #3AB24A #3A66B2

split-complementary

#B23AA2 #66B23A #3AB286

monochromatic

#561C4E #842B78 #B23AA2 #CB5FBC #DA8DCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#B23AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#B23AA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23AA2

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23AA2	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3761A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#60739F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA4469

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 58, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.193 333.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7abe',
    500: '#b23aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23aa2;
$custom-light: #cc7abe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308,
    "s": 50.847,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55788,
    "c": 0.19344,
    "h": 333.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.151
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23AA2

secondary

#83C48C

accent

#DA604D

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEEF6

border

#D3C9D0

text

#140A12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23AA2

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

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