#C256E5#C256E5

#C256E5 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.221 H 317.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C256E5
RGB	rgb(194, 86, 229)
HSL	hsl(285, 73%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(285, 62%, 90%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.3%, 62.4%, 0%, 10.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.87, 64.02, -53.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.87, 83.74, 319.87°)
OKLab	oklab(64.72% 0.1618 -0.1512)
OKLCH	oklch(64.72% 0.221 317)
XYZ	xyz(39.7167, 23.7836, 76.6121)
Luminance	0.2378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C256E5 #79E556

analogous

#7B56E5 #C256E5 #E556C0

triadic

#C256E5 #E5C256 #56E5C2

tetradic

#C256E5 #E57B56 #79E556 #56C0E5

square

#C256E5 #E57B56 #79E556 #56C0E5

split-complementary

#C256E5 #C0E556 #56E57B

monochromatic

#841AA7 #AE22DC #C256E5 #D58BED #E8C0F5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#C256E5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#C256E5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C256E5

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C256E5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C256E5	1.00	3.65	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#267FE9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5989E2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C06F96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c256e5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 86, 229);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.221 317.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88cee',
    500: '#c256e5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c256e5;
$custom-light: #d88cee;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c256e5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 229
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.315,
    "s": 73.333,
    "l": 61.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64716,
    "c": 0.22145,
    "h": 317
  },
  "luminance": 0.23782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C256E5

secondary

#BEE6B1

accent

#D51040

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150D16

muted

#837D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #C256E5

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

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