#B255CB#B255CB

#B255CB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.191 H 318.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B255CB
RGB	rgb(178, 85, 203)
HSL	hsl(287, 53%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(287, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.3%, 58.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.15, 55.49, -45.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.15, 71.62, 320.79°)
OKLab	oklab(61.11% 0.1435 -0.1262)
OKLCH	oklch(61.11% 0.191 318.7)
XYZ	xyz(32.3867, 20.2751, 58.6958)
Luminance	0.2027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B255CB #6ECB55

analogous

#7755CB #B255CB #CB55A9

triadic

#B255CB #CBB255 #55CBB2

tetradic

#B255CB #CB7755 #6ECB55 #55A9CB

square

#B255CB #CB7755 #6ECB55 #55A9CB

split-complementary

#B255CB #A9CB55 #55CB77

monochromatic

#6C277F #9435AE #B255CB #C784D9 #DCB3E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.15

#B255CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.05

#B255CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B255CB

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B255CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B255CB	1.00	4.15	5.05	5.05
#FFFFFF	4.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3976CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B80C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B26888

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b255cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 85, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.191 318.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8adb',
    500: '#b255cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b255cb;
$custom-light: #cc8adb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b255cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.288,
    "s": 53.153,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61105,
    "c": 0.19109,
    "h": 318.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B255CB

secondary

#B0D6A6

accent

#DD4B6A

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9F0FB

border

#D2CBD4

text

#140C15

muted

#827D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B255CB

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

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