#C255CD#C255CD

#C255CD is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.201 H 323.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C255CD
RGB	rgb(194, 85, 205)
HSL	hsl(295, 55%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(295, 59%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.4%, 58.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.42, 59.93, -42.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.42, 73.57, 324.54°)
OKLab	oklab(63.25% 0.1623 -0.1183)
OKLCH	oklch(63.25% 0.201 323.9)
XYZ	xyz(36.5151, 22.3761, 60.1414)
Luminance	0.2237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C255CD #60CD55

analogous

#8655CD #C255CD #CD559C

triadic

#C255CD #CDC255 #55CDC2

tetradic

#C255CD #CD8655 #60CD55 #559CCD

square

#C255CD #CD8655 #60CD55 #559CCD

split-complementary

#C255CD #9CCD55 #55CD86

monochromatic

#792682 #A534B1 #C255CD #D384DB #E4B4E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.84

#C255CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.47

#C255CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C255CD

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C255CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C255CD	1.00	3.84	5.47	5.47
#FFFFFF	3.84	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.47	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.47	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#417AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6887CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C56689

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c255cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 85, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.201 323.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78bdd',
    500: '#c255cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c255cd;
$custom-light: #d78bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c255cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.5,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6325,
    "c": 0.2008,
    "h": 323.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C255CD

secondary

#ABD7A6

accent

#DE4A57

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBF0FB

border

#D4CBD4

text

#150C15

muted

#837D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C255CD

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

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