#C451DD#C451DD

#C451DD is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.222 H 320.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C451DD
RGB	rgb(196, 81, 221)
HSL	hsl(289, 67%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(289, 63%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.3%, 63.3%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.91, 65.12, -50.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.91, 82.70, 321.95°)
OKLab	oklab(63.93% 0.1699 -0.1423)
OKLCH	oklch(63.93% 0.222 320)
XYZ	xyz(38.7569, 22.8429, 70.7602)
Luminance	0.2284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C451DD #6ADD51

analogous

#7E51DD #C451DD #DD51B0

triadic

#C451DD #DDC451 #51DDC4

tetradic

#C451DD #DD7E51 #6ADD51 #51B0DD

square

#C451DD #DD7E51 #6ADD51 #51B0DD

split-complementary

#C451DD #B0DD51 #51DD7E

monochromatic

#811D96 #AC27C9 #C451DD #D584E7 #E7B7F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.77

#C451DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.57

#C451DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C451DD

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C451DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C451DD	1.00	3.77	5.57	5.57
#FFFFFF	3.77	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#297BE1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D87DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C56990

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c451dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 81, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.222 320.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d989e8',
    500: '#c451dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c451dd;
$custom-light: #d989e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c451dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.286,
    "s": 67.308,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63934,
    "c": 0.22165,
    "h": 320
  },
  "luminance": 0.22841
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C451DD

secondary

#B3E0AA

accent

#EA3E5C

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150C16

muted

#837D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #C451DD

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

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