#B23DA9#B23DA9

#B23DA9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.195 H 331.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23DA9
RGB	rgb(178, 61, 169)
HSL	hsl(305, 49%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(305, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.7%, 5.1%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.54, 59.90, -34.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.54, 69.05, 330.16°)
OKLab	oklab(56.45% 0.1706 -0.0944)
OKLCH	oklch(56.45% 0.195 331)
XYZ	xyz(27.1902, 15.6691, 39.1208)
Luminance	0.1567 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23DA9 #3DB246

analogous

#803DB2 #B23DA9 #B23D6F

triadic

#B23DA9 #A9B23D #3DA9B2

tetradic

#B23DA9 #B2803D #3DB246 #3D6FB2

square

#B23DA9 #B2803D #3DB246 #3D6FB2

split-complementary

#B23DA9 #6FB23D #3DB280

monochromatic

#571E52 #842D7E #B23DA9 #C963C2 #D990D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#B23DA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#B23DA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23DA9

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23DA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23DA9	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3564AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F74A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B9496E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23da9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 61, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.195 331.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7bc3',
    500: '#b23da9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23da9;
$custom-light: #cc7bc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23da9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.615,
    "s": 48.954,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56454,
    "c": 0.19496,
    "h": 331
  },
  "luminance": 0.15667
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23DA9

secondary

#87C48B

accent

#D95A4F

background

#FCF7FC

surface

#F9EEF8

border

#D2C9D1

text

#140A12

muted

#827C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23DA9

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

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