#B256CE#B256CE

#B256CE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.193 H 317.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B256CE
RGB	rgb(178, 86, 206)
HSL	hsl(286, 55%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(286, 58%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.6%, 58.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.48, 55.61, -46.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.48, 72.47, 320.13°)
OKLab	oklab(61.4% 0.1423 -0.1297)
OKLCH	oklch(61.4% 0.193 317.7)
XYZ	xyz(32.8269, 20.5780, 60.6233)
Luminance	0.2058 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B256CE #72CE56

analogous

#7656CE #B256CE #CE56AE

triadic

#B256CE #CEB256 #56CEB2

tetradic

#B256CE #CE7656 #72CE56 #56AECE

square

#B256CE #CE7656 #72CE56 #56AECE

split-complementary

#B256CE #AECE56 #56CE76

monochromatic

#6E2683 #9534B3 #B256CE #C885DC #DDB5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#B256CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.12

#B256CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B256CE

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B256CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B256CE	1.00	4.11	5.12	5.12
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3877D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A80CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B16A8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b256ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 86, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.193 317.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8add',
    500: '#b256ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b256ce;
$custom-light: #cc8add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b256ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286,
    "s": 55.046,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61404,
    "c": 0.19256,
    "h": 317.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B256CE

secondary

#B3D8A8

accent

#DE496C

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9F0FB

border

#D2CBD4

text

#140C15

muted

#827D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B256CE

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

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