#B23EA8#B23EA8

#B23EA8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.193 H 331.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23EA8
RGB	rgb(178, 62, 168)
HSL	hsl(305, 48%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(305, 65%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 5.6%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.63, 59.33, -33.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.63, 68.20, 330.46°)
OKLab	oklab(56.51% 0.1693 -0.0923)
OKLCH	oklch(56.51% 0.193 331.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.1506, 15.7394, 38.6462)
Luminance	0.1574 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23EA8 #3EB248

analogous

#823EB2 #B23EA8 #B23E6E

triadic

#B23EA8 #A8B23E #3EA8B2

tetradic

#B23EA8 #B2823E #3EB248 #3E6EB2

square

#B23EA8 #B2823E #3EB248 #3E6EB2

split-complementary

#B23EA8 #6EB23E #3EB282

monochromatic

#571E52 #852E7D #B23EA8 #C964C0 #D992D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#B23EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#B23EA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23EA8

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23EA8	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3764AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6074A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B94A6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 62, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.193 331.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7cc2',
    500: '#b23ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23ea8;
$custom-light: #cc7cc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.172,
    "s": 48.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56506,
    "c": 0.19285,
    "h": 331.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23EA8

secondary

#88C48D

accent

#D85C50

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EEF7

border

#D2C9D0

text

#140A12

muted

#827C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23EA8

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

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