#B255CC#B255CC

#B255CC is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.192 H 318.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B255CC
RGB	rgb(178, 85, 204)
HSL	hsl(287, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(287, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.7%, 58.3%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.20, 55.69, -45.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.20, 72.08, 320.59°)
OKLab	oklab(61.16% 0.1435 -0.1277)
OKLCH	oklch(61.16% 0.192 318.3)
XYZ	xyz(32.5062, 20.3229, 59.3255)
Luminance	0.2032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B255CC #6FCC55

analogous

#7755CC #B255CC #CC55AB

triadic

#B255CC #CCB255 #55CCB2

tetradic

#B255CC #CC7755 #6FCC55 #55ABCC

square

#B255CC #CC7755 #6FCC55 #55ABCC

split-complementary

#B255CC #ABCC55 #55CC77

monochromatic

#6D2680 #9435AF #B255CC #C784DA #DDB3E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.15

#B255CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.06

#B255CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B255CC

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B255CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B255CC	1.00	4.15	5.06	5.06
#FFFFFF	4.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.06	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3876D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B80C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B26889

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b255cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 85, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.192 318.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8adc',
    500: '#b255cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b255cc;
$custom-light: #cc8adc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b255cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.891,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61161,
    "c": 0.19207,
    "h": 318.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20322
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B255CC

secondary

#B1D7A6

accent

#DD4B6B

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9F0FB

border

#D2CBD4

text

#140C15

muted

#827D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B255CC

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

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