#C256CC#C256CC

#C256CC is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.198 H 324.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C256CC
RGB	rgb(194, 86, 204)
HSL	hsl(295, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(295, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.9%, 57.8%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.54, 59.30, -41.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.54, 72.62, 324.74°)
OKLab	oklab(63.32% 0.161 -0.1161)
OKLCH	oklch(63.32% 0.198 324.2)
XYZ	xyz(36.4741, 22.4865, 59.5342)
Luminance	0.2248 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C256CC #60CC56

analogous

#8756CC #C256CC #CC569B

triadic

#C256CC #CCC256 #56CCC2

tetradic

#C256CC #CC8756 #60CC56 #569BCC

square

#C256CC #CC8756 #60CC56 #569BCC

split-complementary

#C256CC #9BCC56 #56CC87

monochromatic

#792781 #A535B0 #C256CC #D385DA #E4B4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#C256CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.50

#C256CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C256CC

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C256CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C256CC	1.00	3.82	5.50	5.50
#FFFFFF	3.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#437AD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6987C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C66689

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c256cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 86, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.198 324.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78bdc',
    500: '#c256cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c256cc;
$custom-light: #d78bdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c256cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.915,
    "s": 53.636,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63318,
    "c": 0.19845,
    "h": 324.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22485
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C256CC

secondary

#ABD7A7

accent

#DD4B57

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBF0FB

border

#D4CBD4

text

#150C15

muted

#837D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C256CC

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

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