#C251EF#C251EF

#C251EF is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.237 H 314.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C251EF
RGB	rgb(194, 81, 239)
HSL	hsl(283, 83%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(283, 66%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 66.1%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.67, 68.14, -59.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.67, 90.72, 318.69°)
OKLab	oklab(64.76% 0.1671 -0.1685)
OKLCH	oklch(64.76% 0.237 314.8)
XYZ	xyz(40.7680, 23.5876, 84.0500)
Luminance	0.2359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C251EF #7EEF51

analogous

#7351EF #C251EF #EF51CD

triadic

#C251EF #EFC251 #51EFC2

tetradic

#C251EF #EF7351 #7EEF51 #51CDEF

square

#C251EF #EF7351 #7EEF51 #51CDEF

split-complementary

#C251EF #CDEF51 #51EF73

monochromatic

#8611B5 #AE19EA #C251EF #D689F4 #E9C1F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#C251EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#C251EF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C251EF

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C251EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C251EF	1.00	3.67	5.72	5.72
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#007FF4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C88EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE709A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c251ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 81, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.237 314.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88af5',
    500: '#c251ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c251ef;
$custom-light: #d88af5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c251ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.911,
    "s": 83.158,
    "l": 62.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6476,
    "c": 0.23726,
    "h": 314.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.23586
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C251EF

secondary

#C2EAB1

accent

#E00644

background

#FDF8FF

surface

#FBF0FE

border

#D4CBD6

text

#150C17

muted

#837D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #C251EF

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

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