#C255DC#C255DC

#C255DC is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.214 H 319.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C255DC
RGB	rgb(194, 85, 220)
HSL	hsl(288, 66%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(288, 61%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.8%, 61.4%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.21, 62.73, -49.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.21, 80.19, 321.47°)
OKLab	oklab(64.08% 0.1629 -0.1394)
OKLCH	oklch(64.08% 0.214 319.5)
XYZ	xyz(38.4133, 23.1353, 70.1384)
Luminance	0.2313 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C255DC #6FDC55

analogous

#7E55DC #C255DC #DC55B3

triadic

#C255DC #DCC255 #55DCC2

tetradic

#C255DC #DC7E55 #6FDC55 #55B3DC

square

#C255DC #DC7E55 #6FDC55 #55B3DC

split-complementary

#C255DC #B3DC55 #55DC7E

monochromatic

#801F97 #AB2ACA #C255DC #D488E6 #E6BBF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.73

#C255DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.63

#C255DC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C255DC

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C255DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C255DC	1.00	3.73	5.63	5.63
#FFFFFF	3.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#317DE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F88D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C26B91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c255dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 85, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.214 319.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88be7',
    500: '#c255dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c255dc;
$custom-light: #d88be7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c255dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.444,
    "s": 65.854,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64078,
    "c": 0.21444,
    "h": 319.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23134
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C255DC

secondary

#B6E0AC

accent

#E93F60

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FC

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150C16

muted

#837D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #C255DC

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

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