#C256FF#C256FF

#C256FF is a light, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.246 H 310.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C256FF
RGB	rgb(194, 86, 255)
HSL	hsl(278, 100%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(278, 66%, 100%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 66.3%, 0%, 0%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.41, 69.25, -65.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.41, 95.66, 316.38°)
OKLab	oklab(66.32% 0.1607 -0.1864)
OKLCH	oklch(66.32% 0.246 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(43.6225, 25.3459, 97.1826)
Luminance	0.2535 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C256FF #93FF56

analogous

#6E56FF #C256FF #FF56E8

triadic

#C256FF #FFC256 #56FFC2

tetradic

#C256FF #FF6E56 #93FF56 #56E8FF

square

#C256FF #FF6E56 #93FF56 #56E8FF

split-complementary

#C256FF #E8FF56 #56FF6E

monochromatic

#8C00DB #AC19FF #C256FF #D893FF #EED0FF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.46

#C256FF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.07

#C256FF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C256FF

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C256FF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C256FF	1.00	3.46	6.07	6.07
#FFFFFF	3.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0085FF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F8CFB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA79A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c256ff;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 86, 255);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.246 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d98dff',
    500: '#c256ff',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c256ff;
$custom-light: #d98dff;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c256ff",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 255
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.343,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 66.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66319,
    "c": 0.24607,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.25345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C256FF

secondary

#D1F3BD

accent

#E60053

background

#FDF9FF

surface

#FBF1FF

border

#D4CBD7

text

#150D18

muted

#837E86

Preview Lab

Preview with #C256FF

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

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