#C259DC#C259DC

#C259DC is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.209 H 319.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C259DC
RGB	rgb(194, 89, 220)
HSL	hsl(288, 65%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(288, 60%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.8%, 59.5%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.87, 60.92, -48.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.87, 78.12, 321.25°)
OKLab	oklab(64.56% 0.1581 -0.1364)
OKLCH	oklch(64.56% 0.209 319.2)
XYZ	xyz(38.7371, 23.7831, 70.2464)
Luminance	0.2378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C259DC #73DC59

analogous

#8159DC #C259DC #DC59B4

triadic

#C259DC #DCC259 #59DCC2

tetradic

#C259DC #DC8159 #73DC59 #59B4DC

square

#C259DC #DC8159 #73DC59 #59B4DC

split-complementary

#C259DC #B4DC59 #59DC81

monochromatic

#82209A #AD2BCD #C259DC #D58CE7 #E7BEF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#C259DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#C259DC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C259DC

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C259DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C259DC	1.00	3.65	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#397FE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#628AD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C26E92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c259dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 89, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.209 319.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78de7',
    500: '#c259dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c259dc;
$custom-light: #d78de7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c259dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.092,
    "s": 65.174,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64557,
    "c": 0.20883,
    "h": 319.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C259DC

secondary

#B9E1AF

accent

#CD183C

background

#FDF9FE

surface

#FBF1FC

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150D16

muted

#837E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #C259DC

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

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