#B256EA#B256EA

#B256EA is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.221 H 310.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B256EA
RGB	rgb(178, 86, 234)
HSL	hsl(277, 78%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(277, 63%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 63.2%, 0%, 8.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.09, 61.43, -59.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.09, 85.69, 315.80°)
OKLab	oklab(63.09% 0.1423 -0.1685)
OKLCH	oklch(63.09% 0.221 310.2)
XYZ	xyz(36.5363, 22.0618, 80.1596)
Luminance	0.2206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B256EA #8EEA56

analogous

#6856EA #B256EA #EA56D8

triadic

#B256EA #EAB256 #56EAB2

tetradic

#B256EA #EA6856 #8EEA56 #56D8EA

square

#B256EA #EA6856 #8EEA56 #56D8EA

split-complementary

#B256EA #D8EA56 #56EA68

monochromatic

#7616B0 #9920E3 #B256EA #CB8CF1 #E4C3F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#B256EA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.41

#B256EA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B256EA

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B256EA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B256EA	1.00	3.88	5.41	5.41
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007DEF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4383E7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AB7499

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b256ea;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 86, 234);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.221 310.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8bf1',
    500: '#b256ea',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b256ea;
$custom-light: #cd8bf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b256ea",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 234
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.297,
    "s": 77.895,
    "l": 62.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63088,
    "c": 0.22055,
    "h": 310.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22061
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B256EA

secondary

#C7E9B3

accent

#DA0B5A

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAF0FD

border

#D3CBD5

text

#140C17

muted

#837D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #B256EA

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

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