#C255E9#C255E9

#C255E9 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.227 H 316.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C255E9
RGB	rgb(194, 85, 233)
HSL	hsl(284, 77%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(284, 64%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.7%, 63.5%, 0%, 8.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.94, 65.25, -56.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.94, 86.05, 319.31°)
OKLab	oklab(64.84% 0.1629 -0.1574)
OKLCH	oklch(64.84% 0.227 316)
XYZ	xyz(40.2023, 23.8510, 79.5610)
Luminance	0.2385 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C255E9 #7CE955

analogous

#7855E9 #C255E9 #E955C6

triadic

#C255E9 #E9C255 #55E9C2

tetradic

#C255E9 #E97855 #7CE955 #55C6E9

square

#C255E9 #E97855 #7CE955 #55C6E9

split-complementary

#C255E9 #C6E955 #55E978

monochromatic

#8516AD #AF1FE2 #C255E9 #D58BF0 #E9C1F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#C255E9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.77

#C255E9 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C255E9

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C255E9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C255E9	1.00	3.64	5.77	5.77
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B80ED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5589E5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C07098

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c255e9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 85, 233);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.227 316.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88cf1',
    500: '#c255e9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c255e9;
$custom-light: #d88cf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c255e9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 233
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.189,
    "s": 77.083,
    "l": 62.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64838,
    "c": 0.22653,
    "h": 316
  },
  "luminance": 0.2385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C255E9

secondary

#C0E8B2

accent

#D90C42

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150D17

muted

#837D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #C255E9

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

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