#C256EF#C256EF

#C256EF is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.231 H 314.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C256EF
RGB	rgb(194, 86, 239)
HSL	hsl(282, 83%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(282, 64%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 64%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.44, 66.00, -58.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.44, 88.30, 318.37°)
OKLab	oklab(65.32% 0.1616 -0.1649)
OKLCH	oklch(65.32% 0.231 314.4)
XYZ	xyz(41.1533, 24.3582, 84.1784)
Luminance	0.2436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C256EF #83EF56

analogous

#7556EF #C256EF #EF56CF

triadic

#C256EF #EFC256 #56EFC2

tetradic

#C256EF #EF7556 #83EF56 #56CFEF

square

#C256EF #EF7556 #83EF56 #56CFEF

split-complementary

#C256EF #CFEF56 #56EF75

monochromatic

#8812B9 #AE1EEA #C256EF #D68EF4 #EAC6FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.58

#C256EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.87

#C256EF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C256EF

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C256EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C256EF	1.00	3.58	5.87	5.87
#FFFFFF	3.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B81F4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#518AEB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE739B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c256ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 86, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.231 314.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88cf5',
    500: '#c256ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c256ef;
$custom-light: #d88cf5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c256ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.353,
    "s": 82.703,
    "l": 63.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65315,
    "c": 0.23087,
    "h": 314.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C256EF

secondary

#C5EBB5

accent

#DF0646

background

#FDF8FF

surface

#FBF0FE

border

#D4CBD6

text

#150D17

muted

#837D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #C256EF

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

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