#B23BB5#B23BB5

#B23BB5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.207 H 326.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23BB5
RGB	rgb(178, 59, 181)
HSL	hsl(299, 51%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(299, 67%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.7%, 67.4%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.88, 62.68, -40.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.88, 74.84, 326.89°)
OKLab	oklab(56.91% 0.1734 -0.1132)
OKLCH	oklch(56.91% 0.207 326.9)
XYZ	xyz(28.2641, 15.9310, 45.2934)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23BB5 #3EB53B

analogous

#753BB5 #B23BB5 #B53B7B

triadic

#B23BB5 #B5B23B #3BB5B2

tetradic

#B23BB5 #B5753B #3EB53B #3B7BB5

square

#B23BB5 #B5753B #3EB53B #3B7BB5

split-complementary

#B23BB5 #7BB53B #3BB575

monochromatic

#571D59 #852C87 #B23BB5 #C962CC #D990DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#B23BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#B23BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23BB5

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23BB5	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2665B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5774B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B74D73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 59, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.207 326.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7bcb',
    500: '#b23bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23bb5;
$custom-light: #cc7bcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.525,
    "s": 50.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56907,
    "c": 0.20711,
    "h": 326.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15929
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23BB5

secondary

#88C686

accent

#DA4D51

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF9

border

#D3C9D2

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23BB5

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

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