#B256E9#B256E9

#B256E9 is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.220 H 310.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B256E9
RGB	rgb(178, 86, 233)
HSL	hsl(278, 77%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(278, 63%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 63.1%, 0%, 8.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.03, 61.21, -59.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.03, 85.21, 315.92°)
OKLab	oklab(63.03% 0.1423 -0.1672)
OKLCH	oklch(63.03% 0.22 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(36.3931, 22.0045, 79.4051)
Luminance	0.2200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B256E9 #8DE956

analogous

#6956E9 #B256E9 #E956D6

triadic

#B256E9 #E9B256 #56E9B2

tetradic

#B256E9 #E96956 #8DE956 #56D6E9

square

#B256E9 #E96956 #8DE956 #56D6E9

split-complementary

#B256E9 #D6E956 #56E969

monochromatic

#7517AE #9920E2 #B256E9 #CB8CF0 #E3C2F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.89

#B256E9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.40

#B256E9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B256E9

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B256E9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B256E9	1.00	3.89	5.40	5.40
#FFFFFF	3.89	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007DEE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4483E6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB7398

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b256e9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 86, 233);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.220 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8bf1',
    500: '#b256e9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b256e9;
$custom-light: #cd8bf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b256e9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 233
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.551,
    "s": 76.963,
    "l": 62.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63025,
    "c": 0.21954,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B256E9

secondary

#C7E8B3

accent

#D90C59

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAF0FD

border

#D3CBD5

text

#140C17

muted

#837D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #B256E9

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

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