#C551CF#C551CF

#C551CF is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.210 H 324.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C551CF
RGB	rgb(197, 81, 207)
HSL	hsl(295, 57%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(295, 61%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.8%, 60.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.30, 62.80, -43.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.30, 76.67, 325.00°)
OKLab	oklab(63.28% 0.1707 -0.1219)
OKLCH	oklch(63.28% 0.21 324.5)
XYZ	xyz(37.2299, 22.2623, 61.3554)
Luminance	0.2226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C551CF #5BCF51

analogous

#8651CF #C551CF #CF519A

triadic

#C551CF #CFC551 #51CFC5

tetradic

#C551CF #CF8651 #5BCF51 #519ACF

square

#C551CF #CF8651 #5BCF51 #519ACF

split-complementary

#C551CF #9ACF51 #51CF86

monochromatic

#7A2482 #A831B2 #C551CF #D581DC #E5B1E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#C551CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.45

#C551CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C551CF

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C551CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C551CF	1.00	3.85	5.45	5.45
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B79D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6687CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C96389

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c551cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 81, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.210 324.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da89de',
    500: '#c551cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c551cf;
$custom-light: #da89de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c551cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.238,
    "s": 56.757,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63283,
    "c": 0.20976,
    "h": 324.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2226
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C551CF

secondary

#A8D8A4

accent

#E04854

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBF0FB

border

#D4CBD4

text

#150C15

muted

#837D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C551CF

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

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