#C256E6#C256E6

#C256E6 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.222 H 316.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C256E6
RGB	rgb(194, 86, 230)
HSL	hsl(285, 74%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(285, 63%, 90%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.7%, 62.6%, 0%, 9.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.93, 64.22, -54.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.93, 84.19, 319.71°)
OKLab	oklab(64.78% 0.1618 -0.1525)
OKLCH	oklch(64.78% 0.222 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(39.8567, 23.8396, 77.3496)
Luminance	0.2384 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C256E6 #7AE656

analogous

#7A56E6 #C256E6 #E656C2

triadic

#C256E6 #E6C256 #56E6C2

tetradic

#C256E6 #E67A56 #7AE656 #56C2E6

square

#C256E6 #E67A56 #7AE656 #56C2E6

split-complementary

#C256E6 #C2E656 #56E67A

monochromatic

#8519A9 #AF21DE #C256E6 #D58BEE #E8C1F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#C256E6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.77

#C256E6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C256E6

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C256E6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C256E6	1.00	3.64	5.77	5.77
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#247FEA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5889E2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C07097

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c256e6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 86, 230);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.222 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88cee',
    500: '#c256e6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c256e6;
$custom-light: #d88cee;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c256e6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 230
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 74.227,
    "l": 61.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64775,
    "c": 0.22239,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23838
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C256E6

secondary

#BFE6B1

accent

#D60F41

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150D16

muted

#837D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #C256E6

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

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