#B23AA6#B23AA6

#B23AA6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.196 H 332.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23AA6
RGB	rgb(178, 58, 166)
HSL	hsl(306, 51%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(306, 67%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 6.7%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.97, 60.58, -33.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.97, 69.21, 331.08°)
OKLab	oklab(56% 0.1737 -0.0918)
OKLCH	oklch(56% 0.196 332.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.7561, 15.2464, 37.6026)
Luminance	0.1524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23AA6 #3AB246

analogous

#823AB2 #B23AA6 #B23A6A

triadic

#B23AA6 #A6B23A #3AA6B2

tetradic

#B23AA6 #B2823A #3AB246 #3A6AB2

square

#B23AA6 #B2823A #3AB246 #3A6AB2

split-complementary

#B23AA6 #6AB23A #3AB282

monochromatic

#561C50 #842B7B #B23AA6 #CB5FC0 #DA8DD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#B23AA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#B23AA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23AA6

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23AA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23AA6	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3462A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E73A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B9466B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23aa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 58, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.196 332.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7ac1',
    500: '#b23aa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23aa6;
$custom-light: #cc7ac1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23aa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306,
    "s": 50.847,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55995,
    "c": 0.19648,
    "h": 332.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23AA6

secondary

#83C48A

accent

#DA5C4D

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FAEEF7

border

#D3C9D0

text

#140A12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23AA6

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

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