#B23EBE#B23EBE

#B23EBE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.211 H 323.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23EBE
RGB	rgb(178, 62, 190)
HSL	hsl(294, 51%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(294, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.3%, 67.4%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.79, 63.10, -44.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.79, 77.33, 324.69°)
OKLab	oklab(57.72% 0.1703 -0.1244)
OKLCH	oklch(57.72% 0.211 323.9)
XYZ	xyz(29.3762, 16.6297, 50.3678)
Luminance	0.1663 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23EBE #4ABE3E

analogous

#723EBE #B23EBE #BE3E8A

triadic

#B23EBE #BEB23E #3EBEB2

tetradic

#B23EBE #BE723E #4ABE3E #3E8ABE

square

#B23EBE #BE723E #4ABE3E #3E8ABE

split-complementary

#B23EBE #8ABE3E #3EBE72

monochromatic

#5C2062 #872F90 #B23EBE #C56BCF #D799DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#B23EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#B23EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23EBE

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23EBE	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E69C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5476BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B55379

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 62, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.211 323.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc7dd2',
    500: '#b23ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23ebe;
$custom-light: #cc7dd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.375,
    "s": 50.794,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57719,
    "c": 0.21088,
    "h": 323.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16628
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23EBE

secondary

#94C98E

accent

#DA4E5B

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FAEFF9

border

#D3CAD2

text

#140A14

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23EBE

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

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