#C251CD#C251CD

#C251CD is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.206 H 324.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C251CD
RGB	rgb(194, 81, 205)
HSL	hsl(295, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(295, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.4%, 60.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.78, 61.70, -43.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.78, 75.61, 324.69°)
OKLab	oklab(62.78% 0.1672 -0.1212)
OKLCH	oklch(62.78% 0.206 324.1)
XYZ	xyz(36.2090, 21.7640, 60.0394)
Luminance	0.2176 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C251CD #5CCD51

analogous

#8451CD #C251CD #CD519A

triadic

#C251CD #CDC251 #51CDC2

tetradic

#C251CD #CD8451 #5CCD51 #519ACD

square

#C251CD #CD8451 #5CCD51 #519ACD

split-complementary

#C251CD #9ACD51 #51CD84

monochromatic

#77257F #A432AF #C251CD #D381DB #E3B0E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#C251CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.35

#C251CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C251CD

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C251CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C251CD	1.00	3.92	5.35	5.35
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B78D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6585CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C66388

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c251cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 81, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.206 324.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d789dd',
    500: '#c251cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c251cd;
$custom-light: #d789dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c251cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.677,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62779,
    "c": 0.20649,
    "h": 324.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.21762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C251CD

secondary

#A8D7A3

accent

#DF4956

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBF0FB

border

#D4CBD4

text

#150C15

muted

#837D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C251CD

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

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