#B23AB0#B23AB0

#B23AB0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.204 H 328.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23AB0
RGB	rgb(178, 58, 176)
HSL	hsl(301, 51%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(301, 67%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 1.1%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.48, 62.22, -38.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.48, 73.21, 328.20°)
OKLab	oklab(56.53% 0.1743 -0.1066)
OKLCH	oklch(56.53% 0.204 328.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.7093, 15.6276, 42.6229)
Luminance	0.1563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23AB0 #3AB23C

analogous

#783AB2 #B23AB0 #B23A74

triadic

#B23AB0 #B0B23A #3AB0B2

tetradic

#B23AB0 #B2783A #3AB23C #3A74B2

square

#B23AB0 #B2783A #3AB23C #3A74B2

split-complementary

#B23AB0 #74B23A #3AB278

monochromatic

#561C55 #842B82 #B23AB0 #CB5FC9 #DA8DD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#B23AB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#B23AB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23AB0

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23AB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23AB0	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A64B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5974AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B84A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23ab0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 58, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.204 328.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7ac8',
    500: '#b23ab0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23ab0;
$custom-light: #cc7ac8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23ab0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301,
    "s": 50.847,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56531,
    "c": 0.20432,
    "h": 328.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23AB0

secondary

#83C485

accent

#DA504D

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23AB0

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

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