#C451E2#C451E2
#C451E2 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.226 H 318.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C451E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 81, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 71%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 64%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.3%, 64.2%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.19, 66.07, -53.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.19, 84.92, 321.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.22% 0.1699 -0.1493) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.22% 0.226 318.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4330, 23.1133, 74.3210) |
| Luminance | 0.2311 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.48
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 3.94
Heliotrope
#D94FF5
ΔE00 4.00
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 4.58
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 4.96
Bright Lavender
#C760FF
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C451E2 #6FE251
analogous
#7B51E2 #C451E2 #E251B8
triadic
#C451E2 #E2C451 #51E2C4
tetradic
#C451E2 #E27B51 #6FE251 #51B8E2
square
#C451E2 #E27B51 #6FE251 #51B8E2
split-complementary
#C451E2 #B8E251 #51E27B
monochromatic
#831A9E #AE23D3 #C451E2 #D685EB #E8BAF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.74
#C451E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.62
#C451E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C451E2
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C451E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C451E2 | 1.00 | 3.74 | 5.62 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#217DE6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5988DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C46A93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c451e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 81, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.226 318.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d989ec',
500: '#c451e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c451e2; $custom-light: #d989ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c451e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 81,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.586,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64225,
"c": 0.22616,
"h": 318.7
},
"luminance": 0.23112
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C451E2
secondary
#B7E3AC
accent
#D3123A
background
#FDF8FE
surface
#FBF0FD
border
#D4CBD5
text
#150C16
muted
#837D84