#C45AE3#C45AE3

#C45AE3 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.215 H 317.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C45AE3
RGB	rgb(196, 90, 227)
HSL	hsl(286, 71%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(286, 60%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.7%, 60.4%, 0%, 11%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.68, 62.31, -51.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.68, 80.86, 320.40°)
OKLab	oklab(65.32% 0.1595 -0.144)
OKLCH	oklch(65.32% 0.215 317.9)
XYZ	xyz(40.2843, 24.5958, 75.2836)
Luminance	0.2459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C45AE3 #79E35A

analogous

#7F5AE3 #C45AE3 #E35ABE

triadic

#C45AE3 #E3C45A #5AE3C4

tetradic

#C45AE3 #E37F5A #79E35A #5ABEE3

square

#C45AE3 #E37F5A #79E35A #5ABEE3

split-complementary

#C45AE3 #BEE35A #5AE37F

monochromatic

#871CA6 #B126DA #C45AE3 #D78EEC #E9C3F5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#C45AE3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.92

#C45AE3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C45AE3

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C45AE3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C45AE3	1.00	3.55	5.92	5.92
#FFFFFF	3.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3481E7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F8BE0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C37196

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c45ae3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 90, 227);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.215 317.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d98eec',
    500: '#c45ae3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c45ae3;
$custom-light: #d98eec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c45ae3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 227
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.423,
    "s": 70.984,
    "l": 62.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65322,
    "c": 0.2149,
    "h": 317.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C45AE3

secondary

#BFE6B3

accent

#D3123E

background

#FDF9FE

surface

#FBF1FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150D16

muted

#837E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #C45AE3

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

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