#B23BB8#B23BB8
#B23BB8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.210 H 325.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B23BB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 59, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 68%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.3%, 67.9%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.05, 63.20, -42.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.05, 76.09, 326.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.08% 0.1735 -0.1176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.08% 0.21 325.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5752, 16.0554, 46.9320) |
| Luminance | 0.1605 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 4.41
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 4.49
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 4.58
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 4.70
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.92
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B23BB8 #41B83B
analogous
#733BB8 #B23BB8 #B83B7F
triadic
#B23BB8 #B8B23B #3BB8B2
tetradic
#B23BB8 #B8733B #41B83B #3B7FB8
square
#B23BB8 #B8733B #41B83B #3B7FB8
split-complementary
#B23BB8 #7FB83B #3BB873
monochromatic
#581D5B #852C8A #B23BB8 #C863CD #D892DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#B23BB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#B23BB8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B23BB8
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B23BB8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B23BB8 | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2266BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5575B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B64E75
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b23bb8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 59, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.210 325.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc7bce',
500: '#b23bb8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b23bb8; $custom-light: #cc7bce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b23bb8",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 59,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297.12,
"s": 51.44,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57077,
"c": 0.20958,
"h": 325.9
},
"luminance": 0.16054
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B23BB8
secondary
#8BC788
accent
#DB4D54
background
#FDF7FC
surface
#FAEEF9
border
#D3C9D2
text
#140A13
muted
#837C82