#B23AE0#B23AE0

#B23AE0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.245 H 314.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23AE0
RGB	rgb(178, 58, 224)
HSL	hsl(283, 73%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(283, 74%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.5%, 74.1%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.34, 70.92, -61.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.34, 94.03, 318.96°)
OKLab	oklab(59.49% 0.1717 -0.1742)
OKLCH	oklch(59.49% 0.245 314.6)
XYZ	xyz(33.3255, 17.8741, 72.2011)
Luminance	0.1787 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23AE0 #68E03A

analogous

#5F3AE0 #B23AE0 #E03ABB

triadic

#B23AE0 #E0B23A #3AE0B2

tetradic

#B23AE0 #E05F3A #68E03A #3ABBE0

square

#B23AE0 #E05F3A #68E03A #3ABBE0

split-complementary

#B23AE0 #BBE03A #3AE05F

monochromatic

#6A168A #921EBF #B23AE0 #C76FE8 #DBA4F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#B23AE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#B23AE0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23AE0

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23AE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23AE0	1.00	4.59	4.57	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FE5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3078DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE5F8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23ae0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 58, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.245 314.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7ceb',
    500: '#b23ae0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23ae0;
$custom-light: #ce7ceb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23ae0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.373,
    "s": 72.807,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5949,
    "c": 0.24464,
    "h": 314.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17873
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23AE0

secondary

#ABDE98

accent

#EF386B

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAEFFD

border

#D3CAD5

text

#140A16

muted

#837C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23AE0

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

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