#C255EC#C255EC

#C255EC is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.229 H 315.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C255EC
RGB	rgb(194, 85, 236)
HSL	hsl(283, 80%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(283, 64%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.8%, 64%, 0%, 7.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.11, 65.84, -57.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.11, 87.42, 318.86°)
OKLab	oklab(65.02% 0.1628 -0.1615)
OKLCH	oklch(65.02% 0.229 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(40.6345, 24.0239, 81.8372)
Luminance	0.2402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C255EC #7FEC55

analogous

#7655EC #C255EC #EC55CB

triadic

#C255EC #ECC255 #55ECC2

tetradic

#C255EC #EC7655 #7FEC55 #55CBEC

square

#C255EC #EC7655 #7FEC55 #55CBEC

split-complementary

#C255EC #CBEC55 #55EC76

monochromatic

#8714B3 #AE1EE6 #C255EC #D68CF2 #EAC3F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.62

#C255EC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.80

#C255EC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C255EC

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C255EC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C255EC	1.00	3.62	5.80	5.80
#FFFFFF	3.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1280F1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5289E8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF7199

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c255ec;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 85, 236);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.229 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88cf3',
    500: '#c255ec',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c255ec;
$custom-light: #d88cf3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c255ec",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 236
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.311,
    "s": 79.894,
    "l": 62.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65019,
    "c": 0.22935,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.24022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C255EC

secondary

#C2EAB3

accent

#DC0944

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150D17

muted

#837D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #C255EC

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

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