#C256C2#C256C2

#C256C2 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.190 H 327.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C256C2
RGB	rgb(194, 86, 194)
HSL	hsl(300, 47%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(300, 56%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.7%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.05, 57.51, -36.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.05, 68.36, 327.27°)
OKLab	oklab(62.8% 0.16 -0.1018)
OKLCH	oklch(62.8% 0.19 327.5)
XYZ	xyz(35.3130, 22.0221, 53.4192)
Luminance	0.2202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C256C2 #56C256

analogous

#8C56C2 #C256C2 #C2568C

triadic

#C256C2 #C2C256 #56C2C2

tetradic

#C256C2 #C28C56 #56C256 #568CC2

square

#C256C2 #C28C56 #56C256 #568CC2

split-complementary

#C256C2 #8CC256 #56C28C

monochromatic

#742A74 #A13AA1 #C256C2 #D283D2 #E2B0E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.89

#C256C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.40

#C256C2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C256C2

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C256C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C256C2	1.00	3.89	5.40	5.40
#FFFFFF	3.89	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B78C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E86BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C76384

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c256c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 86, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.190 327.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78bd5',
    500: '#c256c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c256c2;
$custom-light: #d78bd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c256c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 46.957,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62802,
    "c": 0.18962,
    "h": 327.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C256C2

secondary

#A3D1A3

accent

#D75151

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBF0FA

border

#D4CBD3

text

#150C14

muted

#837D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C256C2

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