#B23CD3#B23CD3

#B23CD3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.231 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23CD3
RGB	rgb(178, 60, 211)
HSL	hsl(287, 63%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(287, 72%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.6%, 71.6%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.76, 67.72, -55.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.76, 87.41, 320.78°)
OKLab	oklab(58.81% 0.1714 -0.1552)
OKLCH	oklch(58.81% 0.231 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(31.7322, 17.4012, 63.3027)
Luminance	0.1740 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23CD3 #5DD33C

analogous

#663CD3 #B23CD3 #D33CA9

triadic

#B23CD3 #D3B23C #3CD3B2

tetradic

#B23CD3 #D3663C #5DD33C #3CA9D3

square

#B23CD3 #D3663C #5DD33C #3CA9D3

split-complementary

#B23CD3 #A9D33C #3CD366

monochromatic

#651B79 #8E27AB #B23CD3 #C66EDE #D9A0EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#B23CD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#B23CD3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23CD3

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23CD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23CD3	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4277D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B15A84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23cd3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 60, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.231 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd7ce1',
    500: '#b23cd3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23cd3;
$custom-light: #cd7ce1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23cd3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.887,
    "s": 63.18,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58812,
    "c": 0.23124,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23CD3

secondary

#A3D695

accent

#E64266

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FAEFFB

border

#D3CAD4

text

#140A15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23CD3

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

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