#C255ED#C255ED

#C255ED is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.230 H 315.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C255ED
RGB	rgb(194, 85, 237)
HSL	hsl(283, 81%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(283, 64%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.1%, 64.1%, 0%, 7.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.17, 66.04, -57.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.17, 87.88, 318.72°)
OKLab	oklab(65.08% 0.1628 -0.1629)
OKLCH	oklch(65.08% 0.23 315)
XYZ	xyz(40.7802, 24.0821, 82.6045)
Luminance	0.2408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#C255ED #80ED55

analogous

#7655ED #C255ED #ED55CC

triadic

#C255ED #EDC255 #55EDC2

tetradic

#C255ED #ED7655 #80ED55 #55CCED

square

#C255ED #ED7655 #80ED55 #55CCED

split-complementary

#C255ED #CCED55 #55ED76

monochromatic

#8713B4 #AE1EE7 #C255ED #D68CF3 #EAC4F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.61

#C255ED on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.82

#C255ED on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C255ED

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C255ED	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C255ED	1.00	3.61	5.82	5.82
#FFFFFF	3.61	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E80F2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#518AE9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF729A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c255ed;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 85, 237);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.230 315.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88cf3',
    500: '#c255ed',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c255ed;
$custom-light: #d88cf3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c255ed",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 237
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.026,
    "s": 80.851,
    "l": 63.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6508,
    "c": 0.23029,
    "h": 315
  },
  "luminance": 0.24081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C255ED

secondary

#C3EAB4

accent

#DD0845

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150D17

muted

#837D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #C255ED

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

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