#C256ED#C256ED

#C256ED is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.229 H 314.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C256ED
RGB	rgb(194, 86, 237)
HSL	hsl(283, 81%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(283, 64%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.1%, 63.7%, 0%, 7.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.33, 65.60, -57.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.33, 87.38, 318.65°)
OKLab	oklab(65.19% 0.1617 -0.1621)
OKLCH	oklch(65.19% 0.229 314.9)
XYZ	xyz(40.8595, 24.2407, 82.6309)
Luminance	0.2424 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C256ED #81ED56

analogous

#7656ED #C256ED #ED56CC

triadic

#C256ED #EDC256 #56EDC2

tetradic

#C256ED #ED7656 #81ED56 #56CCED

square

#C256ED #ED7656 #81ED56 #56CCED

split-complementary

#C256ED #CCED56 #56ED76

monochromatic

#8713B5 #AE1FE7 #C256ED #D68DF3 #EAC5F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#C256ED on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#C256ED on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C256ED

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C256ED	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C256ED	1.00	3.59	5.85	5.85
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1381F2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#528AE9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF729A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c256ed;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 86, 237);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.229 314.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88cf3',
    500: '#c256ed',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c256ed;
$custom-light: #d88cf3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c256ed",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 237
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.914,
    "s": 80.749,
    "l": 63.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65194,
    "c": 0.22898,
    "h": 314.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C256ED

secondary

#C4EAB4

accent

#DD0845

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150D17

muted

#837D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #C256ED

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

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