#C256EE#C256EE

#C256EE is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.230 H 314.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C256EE
RGB	rgb(194, 86, 238)
HSL	hsl(283, 82%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(283, 64%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.5%, 63.9%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.39, 65.80, -58.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.39, 87.84, 318.51°)
OKLab	oklab(65.25% 0.1617 -0.1635)
OKLCH	oklch(65.25% 0.23 314.7)
XYZ	xyz(41.0060, 24.2993, 83.4025)
Luminance	0.2430 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C256EE #82EE56

analogous

#7656EE #C256EE #EE56CE

triadic

#C256EE #EEC256 #56EEC2

tetradic

#C256EE #EE7656 #82EE56 #56CEEE

square

#C256EE #EE7656 #82EE56 #56CEEE

split-complementary

#C256EE #CEEE56 #56EE76

monochromatic

#8712B7 #AE1EE8 #C256EE #D68EF4 #EAC5F9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.58

#C256EE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.86

#C256EE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C256EE

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C256EE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C256EE	1.00	3.58	5.86	5.86
#FFFFFF	3.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.86	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.86	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F81F3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#528AEA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE739B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c256ee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 86, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.230 314.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88cf4',
    500: '#c256ee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c256ee;
$custom-light: #d88cf4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c256ee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.632,
    "s": 81.72,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65254,
    "c": 0.22993,
    "h": 314.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.24298
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C256EE

secondary

#C5EBB5

accent

#DE0746

background

#FDF8FF

surface

#FBF0FE

border

#D4CBD6

text

#150D17

muted

#837D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #C256EE

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

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