#B256CB#B256CB

#B256CB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.190 H 318.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B256CB
RGB	rgb(178, 86, 203)
HSL	hsl(287, 53%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(287, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.3%, 57.6%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.32, 55.02, -45.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.32, 71.07, 320.72°)
OKLab	oklab(61.23% 0.1422 -0.1254)
OKLCH	oklch(61.23% 0.19 318.6)
XYZ	xyz(32.4659, 20.4337, 58.7223)
Luminance	0.2043 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B256CB #6FCB56

analogous

#7856CB #B256CB #CB56AA

triadic

#B256CB #CBB256 #56CBB2

tetradic

#B256CB #CB7856 #6FCB56 #56AACB

square

#B256CB #CB7856 #6FCB56 #56AACB

split-complementary

#B256CB #AACB56 #56CB78

monochromatic

#6D277F #9436AE #B256CB #C785D9 #DDB4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.13

#B256CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.09

#B256CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B256CB

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B256CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B256CB	1.00	4.13	5.09	5.09
#FFFFFF	4.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B77CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C80C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B26988

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b256cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 86, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.190 318.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8adb',
    500: '#b256cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b256cb;
$custom-light: #cc8adb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b256cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.179,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61234,
    "c": 0.1896,
    "h": 318.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B256CB

secondary

#B1D6A6

accent

#DC4B6A

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9F0FB

border

#D2CBD4

text

#140C15

muted

#827D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B256CB

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

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