#C251CF#C251CF

#C251CF is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.208 H 323.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C251CF
RGB	rgb(194, 81, 207)
HSL	hsl(294, 57%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(294, 61%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.3%, 60.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.88, 62.07, -44.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.88, 76.48, 324.25°)
OKLab	oklab(62.89% 0.1673 -0.124)
OKLCH	oklch(62.89% 0.208 323.4)
XYZ	xyz(36.4520, 21.8612, 61.3190)
Luminance	0.2186 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C251CF #5ECF51

analogous

#8351CF #C251CF #CF519D

triadic

#C251CF #CFC251 #51CFC2

tetradic

#C251CF #CF8351 #5ECF51 #519DCF

square

#C251CF #CF8351 #5ECF51 #519DCF

split-complementary

#C251CF #9DCF51 #51CF83

monochromatic

#782482 #A431B2 #C251CF #D381DC #E4B1E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.91

#C251CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.37

#C251CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C251CF

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C251CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C251CF	1.00	3.91	5.37	5.37
#FFFFFF	3.91	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.37	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.37	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3978D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6485CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C56489

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c251cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 81, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.208 323.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d789de',
    500: '#c251cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c251cf;
$custom-light: #d789de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c251cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.81,
    "s": 56.757,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62888,
    "c": 0.20825,
    "h": 323.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.21859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C251CF

secondary

#A9D8A4

accent

#E04857

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBF0FB

border

#D4CBD4

text

#150C15

muted

#837D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C251CF

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

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