#C256EC#C256EC

#C256EC is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.228 H 315.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C256EC
RGB	rgb(194, 86, 236)
HSL	hsl(283, 80%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(283, 64%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.8%, 63.6%, 0%, 7.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.27, 65.40, -57.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.27, 86.92, 318.80°)
OKLab	oklab(65.13% 0.1617 -0.1608)
OKLCH	oklch(65.13% 0.228 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(40.7138, 24.1824, 81.8636)
Luminance	0.2418 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C256EC #80EC56

analogous

#7756EC #C256EC #EC56CB

triadic

#C256EC #ECC256 #56ECC2

tetradic

#C256EC #EC7756 #80EC56 #56CBEC

square

#C256EC #EC7756 #80EC56 #56CBEC

split-complementary

#C256EC #CBEC56 #56EC77

monochromatic

#8714B3 #AE1FE6 #C256EC #D68DF2 #EAC4F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.60

#C256EC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.84

#C256EC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C256EC

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C256EC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C256EC	1.00	3.60	5.84	5.84
#FFFFFF	3.60	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.84	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1681F1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#538AE8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF729A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c256ec;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 86, 236);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.228 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88cf3',
    500: '#c256ec',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c256ec;
$custom-light: #d88cf3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c256ec",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 236
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.2,
    "s": 79.787,
    "l": 63.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65133,
    "c": 0.22804,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.24181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C256EC

secondary

#C3EAB4

accent

#DC0944

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150D17

muted

#837D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #C256EC

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

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