#B23AB2#B23AB2

#B23AB2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.206 H 327.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23AB2
RGB	rgb(178, 58, 178)
HSL	hsl(300, 51%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(300, 67%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.59, 62.55, -39.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.59, 74.03, 327.67°)
OKLab	oklab(56.64% 0.1744 -0.1095)
OKLCH	oklch(56.64% 0.206 327.9)
XYZ	xyz(27.9087, 15.7074, 43.6727)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23AB2 #3AB23A

analogous

#763AB2 #B23AB2 #B23A76

triadic

#B23AB2 #B2B23A #3AB2B2

tetradic

#B23AB2 #B2763A #3AB23A #3A76B2

square

#B23AB2 #B2763A #3AB23A #3A76B2

split-complementary

#B23AB2 #76B23A #3AB276

monochromatic

#561C56 #842B84 #B23AB2 #CB5FCB #DA8DDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#B23AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#B23AB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23AB2

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23AB2	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2864B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5874AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B74B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 58, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.206 327.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7ac9',
    500: '#b23ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23ab2;
$custom-light: #cc7ac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 50.847,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56642,
    "c": 0.20593,
    "h": 327.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15705
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23AB2

secondary

#83C483

accent

#DA4D4D

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23AB2

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

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