#C551CD#C551CD

#C551CD is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.208 H 325.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C551CD
RGB	rgb(197, 81, 205)
HSL	hsl(296, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(296, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.9%, 60.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.20, 62.45, -43.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.20, 75.82, 325.45°)
OKLab	oklab(63.18% 0.1706 -0.1191)
OKLCH	oklch(63.18% 0.208 325.1)
XYZ	xyz(36.9870, 22.1651, 60.0759)
Luminance	0.2216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#C551CD #59CD51

analogous

#8751CD #C551CD #CD5197

triadic

#C551CD #CDC551 #51CDC5

tetradic

#C551CD #CD8751 #59CD51 #5197CD

square

#C551CD #CD8751 #59CD51 #5197CD

split-complementary

#C551CD #97CD51 #51CD87

monochromatic

#79257F #A732AF #C551CD #D581DB #E5B0E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#C551CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.43

#C551CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C551CD

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C551CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C551CD	1.00	3.87	5.43	5.43
#FFFFFF	3.87	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D78D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6787CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C96288

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c551cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 81, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.208 325.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da89dd',
    500: '#c551cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c551cd;
$custom-light: #da89dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c551cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.129,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63175,
    "c": 0.20803,
    "h": 325.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22163
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C551CD

secondary

#A7D7A3

accent

#DF4953

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBF0FB

border

#D4CBD4

text

#150C15

muted

#837D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C551CD

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

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