#B23DAA#B23DAA
#B23DAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.196 H 330.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B23DAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 61, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(304, 49%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(304, 66%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.7%, 4.5%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.59, 60.06, -34.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.59, 69.45, 329.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.51% 0.1707 -0.0959) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.51% 0.196 330.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2844, 15.7068, 39.6171) |
| Luminance | 0.1570 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 2.74
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 3.70
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 4.58
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.69
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.00
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B23DAA #3DB245
analogous
#803DB2 #B23DAA #B23D6F
triadic
#B23DAA #AAB23D #3DAAB2
tetradic
#B23DAA #B2803D #3DB245 #3D6FB2
square
#B23DAA #B2803D #3DB245 #3D6FB2
split-complementary
#B23DAA #6FB23D #3DB280
monochromatic
#571E53 #842D7E #B23DAA #C963C2 #D990D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.07
#B23DAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.14
#B23DAA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B23DAA
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B23DAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B23DAA | 1.00 | 5.07 | 4.14 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3464AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E74A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B94A6E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b23daa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 61, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.196 330.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc7bc3',
500: '#b23daa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b23daa; $custom-light: #cc7bc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b23daa",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 61,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 304.103,
"s": 48.954,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56507,
"c": 0.19575,
"h": 330.7
},
"luminance": 0.15705
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B23DAA
secondary
#87C48B
accent
#D9594F
background
#FCF7FC
surface
#F9EEF8
border
#D2C9D1
text
#140A12
muted
#827C81