#C255EF#C255EF

#C255EF is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.232 H 314.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C255EF
RGB	rgb(194, 85, 239)
HSL	hsl(282, 83%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(282, 64%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 64.4%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.29, 66.44, -58.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.29, 88.79, 318.44°)
OKLab	oklab(65.2% 0.1627 -0.1656)
OKLCH	oklch(65.2% 0.232 314.5)
XYZ	xyz(41.0741, 24.1997, 84.1520)
Luminance	0.2420 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C255EF #82EF55

analogous

#7555EF #C255EF #EF55CF

triadic

#C255EF #EFC255 #55EFC2

tetradic

#C255EF #EF7555 #82EF55 #55CFEF

square

#C255EF #EF7555 #82EF55 #55CFEF

split-complementary

#C255EF #CFEF55 #55EF75

monochromatic

#8711B8 #AE1DEA #C255EF #D68DF4 #EAC5FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.60

#C255EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.84

#C255EF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C255EF

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C255EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C255EF	1.00	3.60	5.84	5.84
#FFFFFF	3.60	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0381F4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#508AEB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE729B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c255ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 85, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.232 314.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88cf5',
    500: '#c255ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c255ef;
$custom-light: #d88cf5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c255ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.468,
    "s": 82.796,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65202,
    "c": 0.23217,
    "h": 314.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.24198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C255EF

secondary

#C5EBB5

accent

#DF0646

background

#FDF8FF

surface

#FBF0FE

border

#D4CBD6

text

#150D17

muted

#837D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #C255EF

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

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