#C256DB#C256DB

#C256DB is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.212 H 319.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C256DB
RGB	rgb(194, 86, 219)
HSL	hsl(289, 65%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(289, 61%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.4%, 60.7%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.32, 62.09, -49.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.32, 79.23, 321.60°)
OKLab	oklab(64.14% 0.1617 -0.1373)
OKLCH	oklch(64.14% 0.212 319.7)
XYZ	xyz(38.3605, 23.2411, 69.4695)
Luminance	0.2324 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C256DB #6FDB56

analogous

#8056DB #C256DB #DB56B1

triadic

#C256DB #DBC256 #56DBC2

tetradic

#C256DB #DB8056 #6FDB56 #56B1DB

square

#C256DB #DB8056 #6FDB56 #56B1DB

split-complementary

#C256DB #B1DB56 #56DB80

monochromatic

#802097 #AB2BC9 #C256DB #D488E6 #E6BBF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#C256DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#C256DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C256DB

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C256DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C256DB	1.00	3.72	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#357DDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6088D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C36C91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c256db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 86, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.212 319.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88ce7',
    500: '#c256db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c256db;
$custom-light: #d88ce7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c256db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.722,
    "s": 64.878,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64139,
    "c": 0.21213,
    "h": 319.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C256DB

secondary

#B6E0AD

accent

#E84060

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FC

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150C16

muted

#837D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #C256DB

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

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