#C255EE#C255EE

#C255EE is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.231 H 314.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C255EE
RGB	rgb(194, 85, 238)
HSL	hsl(283, 82%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(283, 64%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.5%, 64.3%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.23, 66.24, -58.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.23, 88.33, 318.58°)
OKLab	oklab(65.14% 0.1628 -0.1642)
OKLCH	oklch(65.14% 0.231 314.7)
XYZ	xyz(40.9267, 24.1407, 83.3761)
Luminance	0.2414 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C255EE #81EE55

analogous

#7555EE #C255EE #EE55CD

triadic

#C255EE #EEC255 #55EEC2

tetradic

#C255EE #EE7555 #81EE55 #55CDEE

square

#C255EE #EE7555 #81EE55 #55CDEE

split-complementary

#C255EE #CDEE55 #55EE75

monochromatic

#8712B6 #AE1DE8 #C255EE #D68DF4 #EAC4F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.60

#C255EE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.83

#C255EE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C255EE

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C255EE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C255EE	1.00	3.60	5.83	5.83
#FFFFFF	3.60	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0981F3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#518AEA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE729A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c255ee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 85, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.231 314.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88cf4',
    500: '#c255ee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c255ee;
$custom-light: #d88cf4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c255ee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.745,
    "s": 81.818,
    "l": 63.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65141,
    "c": 0.23123,
    "h": 314.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.24139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C255EE

secondary

#C4EBB4

accent

#DE0745

background

#FDF8FF

surface

#FBF0FE

border

#D4CBD6

text

#150D17

muted

#837D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #C255EE

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

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