#C255EA#C255EA

#C255EA is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.227 H 315.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C255EA
RGB	rgb(194, 85, 234)
HSL	hsl(284, 78%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(284, 64%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.1%, 63.7%, 0%, 8.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.00, 65.44, -56.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.00, 86.51, 319.16°)
OKLab	oklab(64.9% 0.1629 -0.1588)
OKLCH	oklch(64.9% 0.227 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(40.3456, 23.9083, 80.3155)
Luminance	0.2391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C255EA #7DEA55

analogous

#7855EA #C255EA #EA55C7

triadic

#C255EA #EAC255 #55EAC2

tetradic

#C255EA #EA7855 #7DEA55 #55C7EA

square

#C255EA #EA7855 #7DEA55 #55C7EA

split-complementary

#C255EA #C7EA55 #55EA78

monochromatic

#8616AF #AE1FE3 #C255EA #D68BF1 #E9C2F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.63

#C255EA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.78

#C255EA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C255EA

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C255EA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C255EA	1.00	3.63	5.78	5.78
#FFFFFF	3.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1880EF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5489E6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF7198

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c255ea;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 85, 234);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.227 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88cf1',
    500: '#c255ea',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c255ea;
$custom-light: #d88cf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c255ea",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 234
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.893,
    "s": 78.01,
    "l": 62.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64898,
    "c": 0.22747,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23907
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C255EA

secondary

#C1E8B2

accent

#DA0B43

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150D17

muted

#837D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #C255EA

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

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