#B23AA9#B23AA9

#B23AA9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.199 H 331.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23AA9
RGB	rgb(178, 58, 169)
HSL	hsl(305, 51%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(305, 67%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 5.1%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.12, 61.06, -35.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.12, 70.39, 330.17°)
OKLab	oklab(56.15% 0.1739 -0.0963)
OKLCH	oklch(56.15% 0.199 331)
XYZ	xyz(27.0345, 15.3577, 39.0689)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23AA9 #3AB243

analogous

#7F3AB2 #B23AA9 #B23A6D

triadic

#B23AA9 #A9B23A #3AA9B2

tetradic

#B23AA9 #B27F3A #3AB243 #3A6DB2

square

#B23AA9 #B27F3A #3AB243 #3A6DB2

split-complementary

#B23AA9 #6DB23A #3AB27F

monochromatic

#561C51 #842B7D #B23AA9 #CB5FC3 #DA8DD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#B23AA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#B23AA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23AA9

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23AA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23AA9	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3163AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D73A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B9476D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23aa9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 58, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.199 331.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7ac3',
    500: '#b23aa9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23aa9;
$custom-light: #cc7ac3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23aa9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.5,
    "s": 50.847,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56152,
    "c": 0.1988,
    "h": 331
  },
  "luminance": 0.15356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23AA9

secondary

#83C488

accent

#DA584D

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23AA9

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

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