#C255CE#C255CE

#C255CE is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.202 H 323.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C255CE
RGB	rgb(194, 85, 206)
HSL	hsl(294, 55%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(294, 59%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.8%, 58.7%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.47, 60.11, -43.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.47, 74.01, 324.32°)
OKLab	oklab(63.3% 0.1623 -0.1197)
OKLCH	oklch(63.3% 0.202 323.6)
XYZ	xyz(36.6362, 22.4245, 60.7792)
Luminance	0.2242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#C255CE #61CE55

analogous

#8655CE #C255CE #CE559D

triadic

#C255CE #CEC255 #55CEC2

tetradic

#C255CE #CE8655 #61CE55 #559DCE

square

#C255CE #CE8655 #61CE55 #559DCE

split-complementary

#C255CE #9DCE55 #55CE86

monochromatic

#7A2683 #A633B2 #C255CE #D385DC #E4B4E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#C255CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.48

#C255CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C255CE

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C255CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C255CE	1.00	3.83	5.48	5.48
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#407AD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6787CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5668A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c255ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 85, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.202 323.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78bdd',
    500: '#c255ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c255ce;
$custom-light: #d78bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c255ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.05,
    "s": 55.251,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63304,
    "c": 0.20169,
    "h": 323.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.22423
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C255CE

secondary

#ACD8A7

accent

#DF4958

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBF0FB

border

#D4CBD4

text

#150C15

muted

#837D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C255CE

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

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