#C451CC#C451CC

#C451CC is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.207 H 325.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C451CC
RGB	rgb(196, 81, 204)
HSL	hsl(296, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(296, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.9%, 60.3%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.01, 62.02, -42.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.01, 75.32, 325.43°)
OKLab	oklab(62.99% 0.1694 -0.1184)
OKLCH	oklch(62.99% 0.207 325)
XYZ	xyz(36.6056, 21.9824, 59.4300)
Luminance	0.2198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C451CC #59CC51

analogous

#8651CC #C451CC #CC5196

triadic

#C451CC #CCC451 #51CCC4

tetradic

#C451CC #CC8651 #59CC51 #5196CC

square

#C451CC #CC8651 #59CC51 #5196CC

split-complementary

#C451CC #96CC51 #51CC86

monochromatic

#78257E #A533AD #C451CC #D480DA #E4B0E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.89

#C451CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.40

#C451CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C451CC

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C451CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C451CC	1.00	3.89	5.40	5.40
#FFFFFF	3.89	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D78D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6786C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C86287

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c451cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 81, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.207 325.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d989dc',
    500: '#c451cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c451cc;
$custom-light: #d989dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c451cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.098,
    "s": 54.667,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62989,
    "c": 0.20664,
    "h": 325
  },
  "luminance": 0.2198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C451CC

secondary

#A6D6A3

accent

#DE4A53

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBF0FB

border

#D4CBD4

text

#150C15

muted

#837D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C451CC

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

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