#B255EF#B255EF

#B255EF is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.227 H 309.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B255EF
RGB	rgb(178, 85, 239)
HSL	hsl(276, 83%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(276, 64%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.5%, 64.4%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.23, 62.96, -62.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.23, 88.59, 315.30°)
OKLab	oklab(63.29% 0.1431 -0.1761)
OKLCH	oklch(63.29% 0.227 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(37.1855, 22.1946, 83.9697)
Luminance	0.2219 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B255EF #92EF55

analogous

#6555EF #B255EF #EF55DF

triadic

#B255EF #EFB255 #55EFB2

tetradic

#B255EF #EF6555 #92EF55 #55DFEF

square

#B255EF #EF6555 #92EF55 #55DFEF

split-complementary

#B255EF #DFEF55 #55EF65

monochromatic

#7611B8 #991DEA #B255EF #CB8DF4 #E5C5FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#B255EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.44

#B255EF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B255EF

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B255EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B255EF	1.00	3.86	5.44	5.44
#FFFFFF	3.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007EF4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C83EC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A9759B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b255ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 85, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.227 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8af5',
    500: '#b255ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b255ef;
$custom-light: #cd8af5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b255ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.234,
    "s": 82.796,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63288,
    "c": 0.2269,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B255EF

secondary

#CAEBB5

accent

#DF065C

background

#FDF8FF

surface

#FAF0FE

border

#D3CBD6

text

#140C17

muted

#837D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #B255EF

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

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