#C251DB#C251DB
#C251DB is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.219 H 319.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C251DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 81, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 66%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 63%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.4%, 63%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.52, 64.29, -50.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.52, 81.74, 321.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.56% 0.1676 -0.1409) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.56% 0.219 319.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9752, 22.4704, 69.3410) |
| Luminance | 0.2247 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 1.60
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 3.67
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 4.79
Heliotrope
#D94FF5
ΔE00 4.82
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 5.45
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C251DB #6ADB51
analogous
#7D51DB #C251DB #DB51AF
triadic
#C251DB #DBC251 #51DBC2
tetradic
#C251DB #DB7D51 #6ADB51 #51AFDB
square
#C251DB #DB7D51 #6ADB51 #51AFDB
split-complementary
#C251DB #AFDB51 #51DB7D
monochromatic
#7E1E93 #A929C6 #C251DB #D484E5 #E6B6F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.82
#C251DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.49
#C251DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C251DB
5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C251DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C251DB | 1.00 | 3.82 | 5.49 | 5.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2A7BDF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C86D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3688F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c251db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 81, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.219 319.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d889e7',
500: '#c251db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c251db; $custom-light: #d889e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c251db",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 81,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.13,
"s": 65.714,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63562,
"c": 0.21898,
"h": 319.9
},
"luminance": 0.22469
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C251DB
secondary
#B3DFA9
accent
#E93F5E
background
#FDF8FE
surface
#FBF0FC
border
#D4CBD5
text
#150C16
muted
#837D84