#C255EB#C255EB

#C255EB is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.228 H 315.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C255EB
RGB	rgb(194, 85, 235)
HSL	hsl(284, 79%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(284, 64%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 63.8%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.05, 65.64, -57.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.05, 86.96, 319.01°)
OKLab	oklab(64.96% 0.1629 -0.1601)
OKLCH	oklch(64.96% 0.228 315.5)
XYZ	xyz(40.4897, 23.9659, 81.0742)
Luminance	0.2396 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#C255EB #7EEB55

analogous

#7755EB #C255EB #EB55C9

triadic

#C255EB #EBC255 #55EBC2

tetradic

#C255EB #EB7755 #7EEB55 #55C9EB

square

#C255EB #EB7755 #7EEB55 #55C9EB

split-complementary

#C255EB #C9EB55 #55EB77

monochromatic

#8615B1 #AE1EE5 #C255EB #D68CF1 #E9C3F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.63

#C255EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.79

#C255EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C255EB

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C255EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C255EB	1.00	3.63	5.79	5.79
#FFFFFF	3.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1580F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5389E7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF7199

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c255eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 85, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.228 315.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88cf2',
    500: '#c255eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c255eb;
$custom-light: #d88cf2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c255eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.6,
    "s": 78.947,
    "l": 62.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64959,
    "c": 0.22841,
    "h": 315.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23964
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C255EB

secondary

#C2E9B3

accent

#DB0A43

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150D17

muted

#837D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #C255EB

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

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