#C255DB#C255DB

#C255DB is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.214 H 319.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C255DB
RGB	rgb(194, 85, 219)
HSL	hsl(289, 65%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(289, 61%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.4%, 61.2%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.16, 62.54, -49.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.16, 79.74, 321.65°)
OKLab	oklab(64.02% 0.1629 -0.138)
OKLCH	oklch(64.02% 0.214 319.7)
XYZ	xyz(38.2812, 23.0825, 69.4430)
Luminance	0.2308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C255DB #6EDB55

analogous

#7F55DB #C255DB #DB55B1

triadic

#C255DB #DBC255 #55DBC2

tetradic

#C255DB #DB7F55 #6EDB55 #55B1DB

square

#C255DB #DB7F55 #6EDB55 #55B1DB

split-complementary

#C255DB #B1DB55 #55DB7F

monochromatic

#802096 #AB2AC8 #C255DB #D488E6 #E6BAF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#C255DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.62

#C255DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C255DB

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C255DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C255DB	1.00	3.74	5.62	5.62
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#337DDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F88D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C36B90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c255db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 85, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.214 319.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88be7',
    500: '#c255db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c255db;
$custom-light: #d88be7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c255db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.806,
    "s": 65.049,
    "l": 59.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64021,
    "c": 0.21352,
    "h": 319.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C255DB

secondary

#B6E0AC

accent

#E8405F

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FC

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150C16

muted

#837D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #C255DB

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

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