#B255EE#B255EE

#B255EE is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.226 H 309.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B255EE
RGB	rgb(178, 85, 238)
HSL	hsl(276, 82%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(276, 64%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.2%, 64.3%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.17, 62.75, -61.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.17, 88.11, 315.41°)
OKLab	oklab(63.22% 0.1432 -0.1747)
OKLCH	oklch(63.22% 0.226 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(37.0382, 22.1357, 83.1938)
Luminance	0.2213 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B255EE #91EE55

analogous

#6555EE #B255EE #EE55DD

triadic

#B255EE #EEB255 #55EEB2

tetradic

#B255EE #EE6555 #91EE55 #55DDEE

square

#B255EE #EE6555 #91EE55 #55DDEE

split-complementary

#B255EE #DDEE55 #55EE65

monochromatic

#7612B6 #991DE8 #B255EE #CB8DF4 #E4C4F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#B255EE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.43

#B255EE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B255EE

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B255EE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B255EE	1.00	3.87	5.43	5.43
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007EF3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D83EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A9749A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b255ee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 85, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.226 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8af4',
    500: '#b255ee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b255ee;
$custom-light: #cd8af4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b255ee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.471,
    "s": 81.818,
    "l": 63.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63223,
    "c": 0.22589,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.22135
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B255EE

secondary

#CAEBB4

accent

#DE075C

background

#FDF8FF

surface

#FAF0FE

border

#D3CBD6

text

#140C17

muted

#837D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #B255EE

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

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