#B23CE0#B23CE0

#B23CE0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.243 H 314.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23CE0
RGB	rgb(178, 60, 224)
HSL	hsl(283, 73%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(283, 73%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.5%, 73.2%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.59, 70.21, -61.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.59, 93.23, 318.86°)
OKLab	oklab(59.67% 0.1699 -0.1731)
OKLCH	oklch(59.67% 0.243 314.5)
XYZ	xyz(33.4282, 18.0797, 72.2354)
Luminance	0.1808 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23CE0 #6AE03C

analogous

#603CE0 #B23CE0 #E03CBC

triadic

#B23CE0 #E0B23C #3CE0B2

tetradic

#B23CE0 #E0603C #6AE03C #3CBCE0

square

#B23CE0 #E0603C #6AE03C #3CBCE0

split-complementary

#B23CE0 #BCE03C #3CE060

monochromatic

#6B168B #931FC0 #B23CE0 #C771E8 #DCA6F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#B23CE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#B23CE0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B23CE0

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23CE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B23CE0	1.00	4.55	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FE5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3279DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE608B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23ce0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 60, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.243 314.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7dea',
    500: '#b23ce0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23ce0;
$custom-light: #ce7dea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23ce0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.171,
    "s": 72.566,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59667,
    "c": 0.24255,
    "h": 314.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18079
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23CE0

secondary

#ADDE9A

accent

#EF396C

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAEFFD

border

#D3CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#837C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23CE0

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

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