#C159EB#C159EB

#C159EB is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.223 H 314.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C159EB
RGB	rgb(193, 89, 235)
HSL	hsl(283, 78%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(283, 62%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 62.1%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.57, 63.64, -56.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.57, 84.92, 318.54°)
OKLab	oklab(65.3% 0.1571 -0.1578)
OKLCH	oklch(65.3% 0.223 314.9)
XYZ	xyz(40.5577, 24.4817, 81.1701)
Luminance	0.2448 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C159EB #83EB59

analogous

#7859EB #C159EB #EB59CC

triadic

#C159EB #EBC159 #59EBC1

tetradic

#C159EB #EB7859 #83EB59 #59CCEB

square

#C159EB #EB7859 #83EB59 #59CCEB

split-complementary

#C159EB #CCEB59 #59EB78

monochromatic

#8616B4 #AD22E4 #C159EB #D590F2 #EAC6F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.56

#C159EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.90

#C159EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C159EB

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C159EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C159EB	1.00	3.56	5.90	5.90
#FFFFFF	3.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2282EF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#568AE7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE749A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c159eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 89, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.223 314.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78ef2',
    500: '#c159eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c159eb;
$custom-light: #d78ef2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c159eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 193,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.74,
    "s": 78.495,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65302,
    "c": 0.2227,
    "h": 314.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C159EB

secondary

#C5EAB6

accent

#DB0B47

background

#FDF9FE

surface

#FBF1FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150D17

muted

#837E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #C159EB

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

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