#C255DE#C255DE

#C255DE is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.216 H 318.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C255DE
RGB	rgb(194, 85, 222)
HSL	hsl(288, 67%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(288, 62%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.6%, 61.7%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.32, 63.11, -50.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.32, 81.08, 321.11°)
OKLab	oklab(64.19% 0.163 -0.1422)
OKLCH	oklch(64.19% 0.216 318.9)
XYZ	xyz(38.6797, 23.2419, 71.5418)
Luminance	0.2324 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C255DE #71DE55

analogous

#7D55DE #C255DE #DE55B6

triadic

#C255DE #DEC255 #55DEC2

tetradic

#C255DE #DE7D55 #71DE55 #55B6DE

square

#C255DE #DE7D55 #71DE55 #55B6DE

split-complementary

#C255DE #B6DE55 #55DE7D

monochromatic

#811E9B #AC28CE #C255DE #D488E8 #E7BCF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#C255DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#C255DE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C255DE

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C255DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C255DE	1.00	3.72	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F7DE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D88DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C26C92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c255de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 85, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.216 318.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88be9',
    500: '#c255de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c255de;
$custom-light: #d88be9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c255de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.737,
    "s": 67.488,
    "l": 60.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64193,
    "c": 0.21629,
    "h": 318.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2324
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C255DE

secondary

#B8E2AD

accent

#CF163C

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150C16

muted

#837D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #C255DE

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

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