#C257EB#C257EB

#C257EB is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.226 H 315.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C257EB
RGB	rgb(194, 87, 235)
HSL	hsl(283, 79%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(283, 63%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 63%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.37, 64.76, -56.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.37, 85.97, 318.88°)
OKLab	oklab(65.19% 0.1606 -0.1587)
OKLCH	oklch(65.19% 0.226 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(40.6493, 24.2853, 81.1274)
Luminance	0.2428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#C257EB #80EB57

analogous

#7857EB #C257EB #EB57CA

triadic

#C257EB #EBC257 #57EBC2

tetradic

#C257EB #EB7857 #80EB57 #57CAEB

square

#C257EB #EB7857 #80EB57 #57CAEB

split-complementary

#C257EB #CAEB57 #57EB78

monochromatic

#8715B2 #AE20E4 #C257EB #D68EF2 #EAC4F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#C257EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.86

#C257EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C257EB

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C257EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C257EB	1.00	3.59	5.86	5.86
#FFFFFF	3.59	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)

#1D81F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#558AE7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF729A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c257eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 87, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.226 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d88df2',
    500: '#c257eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c257eb;
$custom-light: #d88df2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c257eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.378,
    "s": 78.723,
    "l": 63.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65189,
    "c": 0.22576,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.24284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C257EB

secondary

#C3E9B4

accent

#DB0A44

background

#FDF9FE

surface

#FBF1FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150D17

muted

#837E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #C257EB

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

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