#B256DF#B256DF

#B256DF is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.209 H 312.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B256DF
RGB	rgb(178, 86, 223)
HSL	hsl(280, 68%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(280, 61%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 61.4%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.44, 59.10, -54.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.44, 80.46, 317.27°)
OKLab	oklab(62.4% 0.1426 -0.1535)
OKLCH	oklch(62.4% 0.209 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(35.0048, 21.4492, 72.0939)
Luminance	0.2145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B256DF #83DF56

analogous

#6D56DF #B256DF #DF56C7

triadic

#B256DF #DFB256 #56DFB2

tetradic

#B256DF #DF6D56 #83DF56 #56C7DF

square

#B256DF #DF6D56 #83DF56 #56C7DF

split-complementary

#B256DF #C7DF56 #56DF6D

monochromatic

#731E9D #9927D0 #B256DF #C989E9 #E1BDF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.97

#B256DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.29

#B256DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B256DF

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B256DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B256DF	1.00	3.97	5.29	5.29
#FFFFFF	3.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#207BE3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E82DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AD7093

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b256df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 86, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.209 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8bea',
    500: '#b256df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b256df;
$custom-light: #cc8bea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b256df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.292,
    "s": 68.159,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62404,
    "c": 0.20948,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.21448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B256DF

secondary

#BFE2AE

accent

#D01553

background

#FCF8FE

surface

#F9F0FD

border

#D2CBD5

text

#140C16

muted

#827D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #B256DF

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

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