#C255DF#C255DF

#C255DF is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.217 H 318.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C255DF
RGB	rgb(194, 85, 223)
HSL	hsl(287, 68%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(287, 62%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(13%, 61.9%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.38, 63.30, -51.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.38, 81.53, 320.93°)
OKLab	oklab(64.25% 0.163 -0.1436)
OKLCH	oklch(64.25% 0.217 318.6)
XYZ	xyz(38.8141, 23.2957, 72.2497)
Luminance	0.2329 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C255DF #72DF55

analogous

#7D55DF #C255DF #DF55B7

triadic

#C255DF #DFC255 #55DFC2

tetradic

#C255DF #DF7D55 #72DF55 #55B7DF

square

#C255DF #DF7D55 #72DF55 #55B7DF

split-complementary

#C255DF #B7DF55 #55DF7D

monochromatic

#821D9C #AC27D0 #C255DF #D489E9 #E7BCF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#C255DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#C255DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C255DF

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C255DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C255DF	1.00	3.71	5.66	5.66
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D7DE3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C88DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C26C93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c255df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 85, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.217 318.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88be9',
    500: '#c255df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c255df;
$custom-light: #d88be9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c255df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.391,
    "s": 68.317,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6425,
    "c": 0.21722,
    "h": 318.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23294
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C255DF

secondary

#B9E2AE

accent

#D0153D

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150C16

muted

#837D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #C255DF

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

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