#C451CE#C451CE

#C451CE is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.208 H 324.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C451CE
RGB	rgb(196, 81, 206)
HSL	hsl(295, 56%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(295, 61%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.9%, 60.7%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.11, 62.38, -43.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.11, 76.18, 324.97°)
OKLab	oklab(63.1% 0.1695 -0.1212)
OKLCH	oklch(63.1% 0.208 324.4)
XYZ	xyz(36.8470, 22.0789, 60.7014)
Luminance	0.2208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C451CE #5BCE51

analogous

#8651CE #C451CE #CE519A

triadic

#C451CE #CEC451 #51CEC4

tetradic

#C451CE #CE8651 #5BCE51 #519ACE

square

#C451CE #CE8651 #5BCE51 #519ACE

split-complementary

#C451CE #9ACE51 #51CE86

monochromatic

#792480 #A632B0 #C451CE #D481DB #E4B1E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#C451CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#C451CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C451CE

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C451CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C451CE	1.00	3.88	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B78D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6686CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C86388

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c451ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 81, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.208 324.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d989dd',
    500: '#c451ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c451ce;
$custom-light: #d989dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c451ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.2,
    "s": 56.054,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63097,
    "c": 0.20838,
    "h": 324.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C451CE

secondary

#A8D7A4

accent

#DF4855

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBF0FB

border

#D4CBD4

text

#150C15

muted

#837D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C451CE

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

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