#C256E8#C256E8

#C256E8 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.224 H 316.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C256E8
RGB	rgb(194, 86, 232)
HSL	hsl(284, 76%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(284, 63%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 62.9%, 0%, 9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.04, 64.61, -55.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.04, 85.10, 319.40°)
OKLab	oklab(64.89% 0.1618 -0.1553)
OKLCH	oklch(64.89% 0.224 316.2)
XYZ	xyz(40.1392, 23.9526, 78.8372)
Luminance	0.2395 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C256E8 #7CE856

analogous

#7956E8 #C256E8 #E856C5

triadic

#C256E8 #E8C256 #56E8C2

tetradic

#C256E8 #E87956 #7CE856 #56C5E8

square

#C256E8 #E87956 #7CE856 #56C5E8

split-complementary

#C256E8 #C5E856 #56E879

monochromatic

#8517AC #AF20E1 #C256E8 #D58CEF #E9C2F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.63

#C256E8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.79

#C256E8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C256E8

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C256E8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C256E8	1.00	3.63	5.79	5.79
#FFFFFF	3.63	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.79	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.79	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2080EC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5789E4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C07098

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c256e8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 86, 232);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.224 316.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88cf0',
    500: '#c256e8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c256e8;
$custom-light: #d88cf0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c256e8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 232
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.384,
    "s": 76.042,
    "l": 62.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64894,
    "c": 0.22426,
    "h": 316.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23951
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C256E8

secondary

#C0E8B2

accent

#D80D42

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150D17

muted

#837D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #C256E8

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

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