#B256EE#B256EE

#B256EE is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.225 H 309.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B256EE
RGB	rgb(178, 86, 238)
HSL	hsl(276, 82%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(276, 64%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.2%, 63.9%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.34, 62.29, -61.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.34, 87.59, 315.32°)
OKLab	oklab(63.34% 0.1421 -0.1739)
OKLCH	oklch(63.34% 0.225 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(37.1174, 22.2943, 83.2202)
Luminance	0.2229 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B256EE #92EE56

analogous

#6656EE #B256EE #EE56DE

triadic

#B256EE #EEB256 #56EEB2

tetradic

#B256EE #EE6656 #92EE56 #56DEEE

square

#B256EE #EE6656 #92EE56 #56DEEE

split-complementary

#B256EE #DEEE56 #56EE66

monochromatic

#7612B7 #991EE8 #B256EE #CB8EF4 #E5C5F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#B256EE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.46

#B256EE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B256EE

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B256EE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B256EE	1.00	3.85	5.46	5.46
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007EF3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E83EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A9759B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b256ee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 86, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.225 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8bf4',
    500: '#b256ee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b256ee;
$custom-light: #cd8bf4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b256ee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.316,
    "s": 81.72,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63344,
    "c": 0.22458,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22294
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B256EE

secondary

#CAEBB5

accent

#DE075C

background

#FDF8FF

surface

#FAF0FE

border

#D3CBD6

text

#140C17

muted

#837D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #B256EE

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

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