#B256EB#B256EB

#B256EB is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.222 H 309.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B256EB
RGB	rgb(178, 86, 235)
HSL	hsl(277, 79%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(277, 63%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 63.4%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.15, 61.64, -60.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.15, 86.16, 315.68°)
OKLab	oklab(63.15% 0.1422 -0.1699)
OKLCH	oklch(63.15% 0.222 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(36.6804, 22.1194, 80.9183)
Luminance	0.2212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B256EB #8FEB56

analogous

#6756EB #B256EB #EB56D9

triadic

#B256EB #EBB256 #56EBB2

tetradic

#B256EB #EB6756 #8FEB56 #56D9EB

square

#B256EB #EB6756 #8FEB56 #56D9EB

split-complementary

#B256EB #D9EB56 #56EB67

monochromatic

#7615B2 #991FE5 #B256EB #CB8DF1 #E4C3F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#B256EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#B256EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B256EB

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B256EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B256EB	1.00	3.87	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007DF0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4283E8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AA7499

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b256eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 86, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.222 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8bf2',
    500: '#b256eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b256eb;
$custom-light: #cd8bf2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b256eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.047,
    "s": 78.836,
    "l": 62.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63152,
    "c": 0.22155,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B256EB

secondary

#C8E9B4

accent

#DB0A5A

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FAF0FD

border

#D3CBD5

text

#140C17

muted

#837D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #B256EB

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

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