#B255EB#B255EB

#B255EB is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.223 H 310.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B255EB
RGB	rgb(178, 85, 235)
HSL	hsl(277, 79%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(277, 64%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 63.8%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.99, 62.10, -60.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.99, 86.68, 315.76°)
OKLab	oklab(63.03% 0.1433 -0.1707)
OKLCH	oklch(63.03% 0.223 310)
XYZ	xyz(36.6011, 21.9609, 80.8919)
Luminance	0.2196 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B255EB #8EEB55

analogous

#6755EB #B255EB #EB55D9

triadic

#B255EB #EBB255 #55EBB2

tetradic

#B255EB #EB6755 #8EEB55 #55D9EB

square

#B255EB #EB6755 #8EEB55 #55D9EB

split-complementary

#B255EB #D9EB55 #55EB67

monochromatic

#7615B1 #991EE5 #B255EB #CB8CF1 #E4C3F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.89

#B255EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.39

#B255EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B255EB

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B255EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B255EB	1.00	3.89	5.39	5.39
#FFFFFF	3.89	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.39	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.39	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007DF0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4183E8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA7399

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b255eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 85, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.223 310.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8af2',
    500: '#b255eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b255eb;
$custom-light: #cd8af2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b255eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.2,
    "s": 78.947,
    "l": 62.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6303,
    "c": 0.22288,
    "h": 310
  },
  "luminance": 0.2196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B255EB

secondary

#C7E9B3

accent

#DB0A5A

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAF0FD

border

#D3CBD5

text

#140C17

muted

#837D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #B255EB

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

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