#C159DF#C159DF

#C159DF is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.211 H 318.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C159DF
RGB	rgb(193, 89, 223)
HSL	hsl(287, 68%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(287, 60%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.5%, 60.1%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.90, 61.26, -50.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.90, 79.43, 320.47°)
OKLab	oklab(64.6% 0.1571 -0.1412)
OKLCH	oklch(64.6% 0.211 318)
XYZ	xyz(38.8821, 23.8115, 72.3457)
Luminance	0.2381 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C159DF #77DF59

analogous

#7E59DF #C159DF #DF59BA

triadic

#C159DF #DFC159 #59DFC1

tetradic

#C159DF #DF7E59 #77DF59 #59BADF

square

#C159DF #DF7E59 #77DF59 #59BADF

split-complementary

#C159DF #BADF59 #59DF7E

monochromatic

#821F9F #AC29D2 #C159DF #D48CE9 #E7C0F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#C159DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#C159DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C159DF

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C159DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C159DF	1.00	3.64	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#357FE3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F89DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C06F94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c159df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 89, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.211 318.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78de9',
    500: '#c159df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c159df;
$custom-light: #d78de9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c159df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 193,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.567,
    "s": 67.677,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64602,
    "c": 0.21123,
    "h": 318
  },
  "luminance": 0.2381
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C159DF

secondary

#BCE3B1

accent

#D0163F

background

#FDF9FE

surface

#FBF1FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150D16

muted

#837E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #C159DF

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

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