#B255EC#B255EC

#B255EC is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.224 H 309.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B255EC
RGB	rgb(178, 85, 236)
HSL	hsl(277, 80%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(277, 64%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 64%, 0%, 7.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.05, 62.32, -60.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.05, 87.16, 315.64°)
OKLab	oklab(63.09% 0.1433 -0.172)
OKLCH	oklch(63.09% 0.224 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(36.7460, 22.0188, 81.6549)
Luminance	0.2202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B255EC #8FEC55

analogous

#6755EC #B255EC #EC55DA

triadic

#B255EC #ECB255 #55ECB2

tetradic

#B255EC #EC6755 #8FEC55 #55DAEC

square

#B255EC #EC6755 #8FEC55 #55DAEC

split-complementary

#B255EC #DAEC55 #55EC67

monochromatic

#7614B3 #991EE6 #B255EC #CB8CF2 #E4C3F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.89

#B255EC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.40

#B255EC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B255EC

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B255EC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B255EC	1.00	3.89	5.40	5.40
#FFFFFF	3.89	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007DF1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4083E9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA7499

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b255ec;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 85, 236);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.224 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8af3',
    500: '#b255ec',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b255ec;
$custom-light: #cd8af3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b255ec",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 236
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.954,
    "s": 79.894,
    "l": 62.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63094,
    "c": 0.22388,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.22018
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B255EC

secondary

#C8EAB3

accent

#DC095A

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAF0FD

border

#D3CBD5

text

#140C17

muted

#837D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #B255EC

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

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