#C255CF#C255CF

#C255CF is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.203 H 323.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C255CF
RGB	rgb(194, 85, 207)
HSL	hsl(294, 56%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(294, 59%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.3%, 58.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.53, 60.30, -43.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.53, 74.44, 324.09°)
OKLab	oklab(63.36% 0.1624 -0.1211)
OKLCH	oklch(63.36% 0.203 323.3)
XYZ	xyz(36.7580, 22.4733, 61.4210)
Luminance	0.2247 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C255CF #62CF55

analogous

#8555CF #C255CF #CF559F

triadic

#C255CF #CFC255 #55CFC2

tetradic

#C255CF #CF8555 #62CF55 #559FCF

square

#C255CF #CF8555 #62CF55 #559FCF

split-complementary

#C255CF #9FCF55 #55CF85

monochromatic

#7A2584 #A633B4 #C255CF #D385DC #E4B4EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#C255CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.49

#C255CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C255CF

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C255CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C255CF	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)

#3F7AD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6687CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5678A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c255cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 85, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.203 323.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78bde',
    500: '#c255cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c255cf;
$custom-light: #d78bde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c255cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.607,
    "s": 55.963,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63358,
    "c": 0.20259,
    "h": 323.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.22471
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C255CF

secondary

#ACD9A7

accent

#DF4959

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBF0FB

border

#D4CBD4

text

#150C15

muted

#837D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C255CF

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

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