#B23DE1#B23DE1

#B23DE1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.242 H 314.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23DE1
RGB	rgb(178, 61, 225)
HSL	hsl(283, 73%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(283, 73%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.9%, 72.9%, 0%, 11.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.79, 70.04, -61.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.79, 93.27, 318.67°)
OKLab	oklab(59.83% 0.1689 -0.1738)
OKLCH	oklch(59.83% 0.242 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(33.6171, 18.2398, 72.9694)
Luminance	0.1824 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23DE1 #6CE13D

analogous

#603DE1 #B23DE1 #E13DBE

triadic

#B23DE1 #E1B23D #3DE1B2

tetradic

#B23DE1 #E1603D #6CE13D #3DBEE1

square

#B23DE1 #E1603D #6CE13D #3DBEE1

split-complementary

#B23DE1 #BEE13D #3DE160

monochromatic

#6B168E #941EC3 #B23DE1 #C772E9 #DCA7F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#B23DE1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#B23DE1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B23DE1

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23DE1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B23DE1	1.00	4.52	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070E6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3279DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE618C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23de1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 61, 225);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.242 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7deb',
    500: '#b23de1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23de1;
$custom-light: #ce7deb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23de1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 225
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.805,
    "s": 73.214,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59825,
    "c": 0.24236,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23DE1

secondary

#AEDF9B

accent

#F0386D

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAEFFD

border

#D3CAD5

text

#140B16

muted

#837C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23DE1

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

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