#B256DC#B256DC

#B256DC is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.206 H 313.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B256DC
RGB	rgb(178, 86, 220)
HSL	hsl(281, 66%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(281, 61%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.1%, 60.9%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.26, 58.47, -53.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.26, 79.04, 317.71°)
OKLab	oklab(62.22% 0.1426 -0.1493)
OKLCH	oklch(62.22% 0.206 313.7)
XYZ	xyz(34.6040, 21.2889, 69.9826)
Luminance	0.2129 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B256DC #80DC56

analogous

#6F56DC #B256DC #DC56C3

triadic

#B256DC #DCB256 #56DCB2

tetradic

#B256DC #DC6F56 #80DC56 #56C3DC

square

#B256DC #DC6F56 #80DC56 #56C3DC

split-complementary

#B256DC #C3DC56 #56DC6F

monochromatic

#722098 #982ACB #B256DC #C989E6 #E0BBF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.99

#B256DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.26

#B256DC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B256DC

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B256DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B256DC	1.00	3.99	5.26	5.26
#FFFFFF	3.99	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.26	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.26	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#267AE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5081D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE6E91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b256dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 86, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.206 313.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8be7',
    500: '#b256dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b256dc;
$custom-light: #cc8be7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b256dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.194,
    "s": 65.686,
    "l": 60
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62223,
    "c": 0.20647,
    "h": 313.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.21288
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B256DC

secondary

#BDE1AD

accent

#E93F74

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FC

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #B256DC

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

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