#B255DF#B255DF

#B255DF is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.211 H 313.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B255DF
RGB	rgb(178, 85, 223)
HSL	hsl(280, 68%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(280, 62%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 61.9%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.27, 59.57, -54.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.27, 80.99, 317.35°)
OKLab	oklab(62.28% 0.1438 -0.1542)
OKLCH	oklch(62.28% 0.211 313)
XYZ	xyz(34.9256, 21.2907, 72.0674)
Luminance	0.2129 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B255DF #82DF55

analogous

#6D55DF #B255DF #DF55C7

triadic

#B255DF #DFB255 #55DFB2

tetradic

#B255DF #DF6D55 #82DF55 #55C7DF

square

#B255DF #DF6D55 #82DF55 #55C7DF

split-complementary

#B255DF #C7DF55 #55DF6D

monochromatic

#731D9C #9927D0 #B255DF #C989E9 #E1BCF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.99

#B255DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.26

#B255DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B255DF

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B255DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B255DF	1.00	3.99	5.26	5.26
#FFFFFF	3.99	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.26	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.26	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D7AE3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D81DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD6F92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b255df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 85, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.211 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8aea',
    500: '#b255df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b255df;
$custom-light: #cc8aea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b255df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.435,
    "s": 68.317,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6228,
    "c": 0.21086,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.2129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B255DF

secondary

#BFE2AE

accent

#D01552

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #B255DF

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

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