#C255F6#C255F6

#C255F6 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.239 H 312.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C255F6
RGB	rgb(194, 85, 246)
HSL	hsl(281, 90%, 65%)
HSV	hsv(281, 65%, 96%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 65.4%, 0%, 3.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.70, 67.84, -62.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.70, 92.00, 317.51°)
OKLab	oklab(65.64% 0.1624 -0.1751)
OKLCH	oklch(65.64% 0.239 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(42.1283, 24.6213, 89.7041)
Luminance	0.2462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C255F6 #89F655

analogous

#7155F6 #C255F6 #F655DA

triadic

#C255F6 #F6C255 #55F6C2

tetradic

#C255F6 #F67155 #89F655 #55DAF6

square

#C255F6 #F67155 #89F655 #55DAF6

split-complementary

#C255F6 #DAF655 #55F671

monochromatic

#8A0AC6 #AD1BF3 #C255F6 #D78FF9 #ECC9FC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.54

#C255F6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.92

#C255F6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C255F6

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C255F6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C255F6	1.00	3.54	5.92	5.92
#FFFFFF	3.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0082FB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#498AF2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC759F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c255f6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 85, 246);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.239 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d98cfa',
    500: '#c255f6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c255f6;
$custom-light: #d98cfa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c255f6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 246
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.621,
    "s": 89.944,
    "l": 64.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65636,
    "c": 0.23878,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C255F6

secondary

#CAEFB8

accent

#E6004A

background

#FDF8FF

surface

#FBF0FF

border

#D4CBD7

text

#150D17

muted

#837D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #C255F6

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

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