#C256B2#C256B2
#C256B2 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.176 H 333.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C256B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 86, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 47%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 56%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.7%, 8.2%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.32, 54.78, -28.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.32, 61.92, 332.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.03% 0.1577 -0.0785) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.03% 0.176 333.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6118, 21.3416, 44.4599) |
| Luminance | 0.2134 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 2.79
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 3.85
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 4.58
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 5.40
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 6.46
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C256B2 #56C266
analogous
#9C56C2 #C256B2 #C2567C
triadic
#C256B2 #B2C256 #56B2C2
tetradic
#C256B2 #C29C56 #56C266 #567CC2
square
#C256B2 #C29C56 #56C266 #567CC2
split-complementary
#C256B2 #7CC256 #56C29C
monochromatic
#742A69 #A13A92 #C256B2 #D283C6 #E2B0DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#C256B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.27
#C256B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C256B2
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C256B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C256B2 | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.27 | 5.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5475B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7585AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA5D7C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c256b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 86, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.176 333.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78bc9',
500: '#c256b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c256b2; $custom-light: #d78bc9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c256b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 86,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 308.889,
"s": 46.957,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62028,
"c": 0.1762,
"h": 333.5
},
"luminance": 0.21339
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C256B2
secondary
#A3D1AA
accent
#D76551
background
#FDF8FC
surface
#FBF0F8
border
#D4CBD1
text
#150C13
muted
#837D82