#7255BD#7255BD

#7255BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.157 H 293.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7255BD
RGB	rgb(114, 85, 189)
HSL	hsl(257, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(257, 55%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.7%, 55%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.87, 36.19, -50.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.87, 62.40, 305.44°)
OKLab	oklab(53.12% 0.0618 -0.1444)
OKLCH	oklch(53.12% 0.157 293.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.3708, 13.7481, 49.7673)
Luminance	0.1375 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#7255BD #A0BD55

analogous

#556CBD #7255BD #A655BD

triadic

#7255BD #BD7255 #55BD72

tetradic

#7255BD #BD556C #A0BD55 #55BDA6

square

#7255BD #BD556C #A0BD55 #55BDA6

split-complementary

#7255BD #BDA655 #6CBD55

monochromatic

#3D2A6D #563C99 #7255BD #9781CE #BBADDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#7255BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#7255BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #7255BD

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7255BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##7255BD	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2369C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B66BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5F6B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7255bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 85, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.157 293.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f86d1',
    500: '#7255bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7255bd;
$custom-light: #9f86d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7255bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.731,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53115,
    "c": 0.15701,
    "h": 293.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7255BD

secondary

#C1CDA1

accent

#D454B0

background

#FAF8FC

surface

#F4EFF9

border

#CECAD2

text

#0F0B14

muted

#7F7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #7255BD

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

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