#C255DA#C255DA

#C255DA is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.213 H 320.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C255DA
RGB	rgb(194, 85, 218)
HSL	hsl(289, 64%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(289, 61%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(11%, 61%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.10, 62.35, -48.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.10, 79.29, 321.84°)
OKLab	oklab(63.97% 0.1629 -0.1366)
OKLCH	oklch(63.97% 0.213 320)
XYZ	xyz(38.1500, 23.0300, 68.7518)
Luminance	0.2303 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C255DA #6DDA55

analogous

#8055DA #C255DA #DA55B0

triadic

#C255DA #DAC255 #55DAC2

tetradic

#C255DA #DA8055 #6DDA55 #55B0DA

square

#C255DA #DA8055 #6DDA55 #55B0DA

split-complementary

#C255DA #B0DA55 #55DA80

monochromatic

#7F2094 #AB2BC7 #C255DA #D487E5 #E6BAF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.75

#C255DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.61

#C255DA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C255DA

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C255DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C255DA	1.00	3.75	5.61	5.61
#FFFFFF	3.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#347CDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6088D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C36B90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c255da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 85, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.213 320.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88be6',
    500: '#c255da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c255da;
$custom-light: #d88be6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c255da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.173,
    "s": 64.251,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63965,
    "c": 0.21261,
    "h": 320
  },
  "luminance": 0.23028
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C255DA

secondary

#B5DFAB

accent

#E7415F

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FC

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150C16

muted

#837D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #C255DA

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

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