#C255E0#C255E0

#C255E0 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.218 H 318.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C255E0
RGB	rgb(194, 85, 224)
HSL	hsl(287, 69%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(287, 62%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.4%, 62.1%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.43, 63.49, -51.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.43, 81.98, 320.76°)
OKLab	oklab(64.31% 0.163 -0.145)
OKLCH	oklch(64.31% 0.218 318.3)
XYZ	xyz(38.9493, 23.3498, 72.9619)
Luminance	0.2335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C255E0 #73E055

analogous

#7C55E0 #C255E0 #E055B9

triadic

#C255E0 #E0C255 #55E0C2

tetradic

#C255E0 #E07C55 #73E055 #55B9E0

square

#C255E0 #E07C55 #73E055 #55B9E0

split-complementary

#C255E0 #B9E055 #55E07C

monochromatic

#821D9E #AD26D2 #C255E0 #D589E9 #E7BDF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#C255E0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67

#C255E0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C255E0

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C255E0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C255E0	1.00	3.70	5.67	5.67
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C7EE4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C88DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C26D93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c255e0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 85, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.218 318.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88bea',
    500: '#c255e0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c255e0;
$custom-light: #d88bea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c255e0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.05,
    "s": 69.154,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64308,
    "c": 0.21814,
    "h": 318.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23348
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C255E0

secondary

#B9E3AE

accent

#D1143D

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150C16

muted

#837D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #C255E0

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

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