#B255DB#B255DB

#B255DB is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.207 H 314.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B255DB
RGB	rgb(178, 85, 219)
HSL	hsl(282, 65%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(282, 61%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.7%, 61.2%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.03, 58.74, -52.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.03, 79.10, 317.95°)
OKLab	oklab(62.04% 0.1438 -0.1487)
OKLCH	oklch(62.04% 0.207 314)
XYZ	xyz(34.3926, 21.0775, 69.2607)
Luminance	0.2108 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B255DB #7EDB55

analogous

#6F55DB #B255DB #DB55C1

triadic

#B255DB #DBB255 #55DBB2

tetradic

#B255DB #DB6F55 #7EDB55 #55C1DB

square

#B255DB #DB6F55 #7EDB55 #55C1DB

split-complementary

#B255DB #C1DB55 #55DB6F

monochromatic

#722096 #982AC8 #B255DB #C988E6 #E0BAF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.03

#B255DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.22

#B255DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B255DB

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B255DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B255DB	1.00	4.03	5.22	5.22
#FFFFFF	4.03	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2579DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5081D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE6D90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b255db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 85, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.207 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8ae7',
    500: '#b255db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b255db;
$custom-light: #cc8ae7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b255db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.642,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 59.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62037,
    "c": 0.20688,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.21076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B255DB

secondary

#BCE0AC

accent

#E84073

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FC

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #B255DB

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

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