#B256CD#B256CD

#B256CD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.192 H 318.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B256CD
RGB	rgb(178, 86, 205)
HSL	hsl(286, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(286, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.2%, 58%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.43, 55.41, -45.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.43, 72.00, 320.32°)
OKLab	oklab(61.35% 0.1423 -0.1283)
OKLCH	oklch(61.35% 0.192 318)
XYZ	xyz(32.7058, 20.5296, 59.9856)
Luminance	0.2053 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B256CD #71CD56

analogous

#7756CD #B256CD #CD56AC

triadic

#B256CD #CDB256 #56CDB2

tetradic

#B256CD #CD7756 #71CD56 #56ACCD

square

#B256CD #CD7756 #71CD56 #56ACCD

split-complementary

#B256CD #ACCD56 #56CD77

monochromatic

#6D2682 #9534B1 #B256CD #C885DB #DDB4E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#B256CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.11

#B256CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B256CD

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B256CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B256CD	1.00	4.11	5.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3977D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B80CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B26989

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b256cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 86, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.192 318.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8add',
    500: '#b256cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b256cd;
$custom-light: #cc8add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b256cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.387,
    "s": 54.338,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61347,
    "c": 0.19156,
    "h": 318
  },
  "luminance": 0.20528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B256CD

secondary

#B2D8A7

accent

#DE4A6C

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9F0FB

border

#D2CBD4

text

#140C15

muted

#827D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B256CD

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

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