#B23CCB#B23CCB

#B23CCB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.224 H 320.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23CCB
RGB	rgb(178, 60, 203)
HSL	hsl(290, 58%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(290, 70%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.3%, 70.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.27, 66.22, -51.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.27, 83.86, 322.15°)
OKLab	oklab(58.31% 0.172 -0.1441)
OKLCH	oklch(58.31% 0.224 320)
XYZ	xyz(30.7541, 17.0100, 58.1517)
Luminance	0.1701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23CCB #55CB3C

analogous

#6A3CCB #B23CCB #CB3C9D

triadic

#B23CCB #CBB23C #3CCBB2

tetradic

#B23CCB #CB6A3C #55CB3C #3C9DCB

square

#B23CCB #CB6A3C #55CB3C #3C9DCB

split-complementary

#B23CCB #9DCB3C #3CCB6A

monochromatic

#611E6F #8B2A9F #B23CCB #C56CD8 #D89DE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#B23CCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#B23CCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23CCB

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23CCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23CCB	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4977C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B35780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23ccb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 60, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.224 320.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7cdb',
    500: '#b23ccb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23ccb;
$custom-light: #cd7cdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23ccb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.51,
    "s": 57.895,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58307,
    "c": 0.22436,
    "h": 320
  },
  "luminance": 0.17008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23CCB

secondary

#9DD192

accent

#E14762

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFB

border

#D3CAD4

text

#140A15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23CCB

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

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