#B23CB2#B23CB2

#B23CB2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.203 H 327.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23CB2
RGB	rgb(178, 60, 178)
HSL	hsl(300, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(300, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.86, 61.79, -39.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.86, 73.15, 327.64°)
OKLab	oklab(56.84% 0.1722 -0.1083)
OKLCH	oklch(56.84% 0.203 327.8)
XYZ	xyz(28.0115, 15.9130, 43.7070)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23CB2 #3CB23C

analogous

#773CB2 #B23CB2 #B23C77

triadic

#B23CB2 #B2B23C #3CB2B2

tetradic

#B23CB2 #B2773C #3CB23C #3C77B2

square

#B23CB2 #B2773C #3CB23C #3C77B2

split-complementary

#B23CB2 #77B23C #3CB277

monochromatic

#561D56 #842D84 #B23CB2 #CA61CA #D98FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#B23CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#B23CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23CB2

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23CB2	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B65B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5974AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B74C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 60, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.203 327.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7bc9',
    500: '#b23cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23cb2;
$custom-light: #cc7bc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 49.58,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56838,
    "c": 0.20344,
    "h": 327.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15911
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23CB2

secondary

#86C486

accent

#D94F4F

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FAEEF8

border

#D3C9D1

text

#140A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23CB2

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

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