#C256EB#C256EB

#C256EB is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.227 H 315.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C256EB
RGB	rgb(194, 86, 235)
HSL	hsl(283, 79%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(283, 63%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 63.4%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.21, 65.20, -56.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.21, 86.47, 318.94°)
OKLab	oklab(65.07% 0.1617 -0.1594)
OKLCH	oklch(65.07% 0.227 315.4)
XYZ	xyz(40.5689, 24.1245, 81.1006)
Luminance	0.2412 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#C256EB #7FEB56

analogous

#7756EB #C256EB #EB56C9

triadic

#C256EB #EBC256 #56EBC2

tetradic

#C256EB #EB7756 #7FEB56 #56C9EB

square

#C256EB #EB7756 #7FEB56 #56C9EB

split-complementary

#C256EB #C9EB56 #56EB77

monochromatic

#8715B2 #AE1FE5 #C256EB #D68DF1 #EAC3F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.61

#C256EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.82

#C256EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C256EB

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C256EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C256EB	1.00	3.61	5.82	5.82
#FFFFFF	3.61	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1980F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#548AE7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF7299

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c256eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 86, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.227 315.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88cf2',
    500: '#c256eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c256eb;
$custom-light: #d88cf2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c256eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.49,
    "s": 78.836,
    "l": 62.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65073,
    "c": 0.22709,
    "h": 315.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C256EB

secondary

#C2E9B4

accent

#DB0A44

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150D17

muted

#837D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #C256EB

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

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