#C356EB#C356EB

#C356EB is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.227 H 315.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C356EB
RGB	rgb(195, 86, 235)
HSL	hsl(284, 79%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(284, 63%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(17%, 63.4%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.34, 65.43, -56.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.34, 86.49, 319.15°)
OKLab	oklab(65.2% 0.1629 -0.1587)
OKLCH	oklch(65.2% 0.227 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(40.8265, 24.2573, 81.1127)
Luminance	0.2426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#C356EB #7EEB56

analogous

#7956EB #C356EB #EB56C8

triadic

#C356EB #EBC356 #56EBC3

tetradic

#C356EB #EB7956 #7EEB56 #56C8EB

square

#C356EB #EB7956 #7EEB56 #56C8EB

split-complementary

#C356EB #C8EB56 #56EB79

monochromatic

#8815B2 #B01FE5 #C356EB #D68DF1 #EAC3F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#C356EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#C356EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C356EB

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C356EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C356EB	1.00	3.59	5.85	5.85
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B81F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#558AE7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C07199

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c356eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 86, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.227 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d98cf2',
    500: '#c356eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c356eb;
$custom-light: #d98cf2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c356eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 195,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.893,
    "s": 78.836,
    "l": 62.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65196,
    "c": 0.22748,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.24256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C356EB

secondary

#C2E9B4

accent

#DB0A42

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150D17

muted

#837D85

Preview Lab

Preview with #C356EB

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

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