#B256CF#B256CF

#B256CF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.194 H 317.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B256CF
RGB	rgb(178, 86, 207)
HSL	hsl(286, 56%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(286, 58%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(14%, 58.5%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.54, 55.81, -46.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.54, 72.93, 319.93°)
OKLab	oklab(61.46% 0.1424 -0.1311)
OKLCH	oklch(61.46% 0.194 317.4)
XYZ	xyz(32.9488, 20.6268, 61.2651)
Luminance	0.2063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B256CF #73CF56

analogous

#7656CF #B256CF #CF56AF

triadic

#B256CF #CFB256 #56CFB2

tetradic

#B256CF #CF7656 #73CF56 #56AFCF

square

#B256CF #CF7656 #73CF56 #56AFCF

split-complementary

#B256CF #AFCF56 #56CF76

monochromatic

#6E2685 #9633B5 #B256CF #C886DD #DDB5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.10

#B256CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.13

#B256CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B256CF

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B256CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B256CF	1.00	4.10	5.13	5.13
#FFFFFF	4.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.13	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3777D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A80CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B16A8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b256cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 86, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.194 317.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8ade',
    500: '#b256cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b256cf;
$custom-light: #cc8ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b256cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.62,
    "s": 55.76,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61461,
    "c": 0.19354,
    "h": 317.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B256CF

secondary

#B4D9A8

accent

#DF496D

background

#FCF8FD

surface

#F9F0FB

border

#D2CBD4

text

#140C15

muted

#827D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #B256CF

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

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