#C551D6#C551D6
#C551D6 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.216 H 322.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C551D6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 81, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 62%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 62%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.9%, 62.1%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.67, 64.07, -47.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.67, 79.68, 323.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.67% 0.171 -0.1318) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.67% 0.216 322.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1047, 22.6122, 65.9628) |
| Luminance | 0.2261 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 1.88
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 2.84
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 4.42
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 4.63
Heliotrope
#D94FF5
ΔE00 5.03
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C551D6 #62D651
analogous
#8351D6 #C551D6 #D651A4
triadic
#C551D6 #D6C551 #51D6C5
tetradic
#C551D6 #D68351 #62D651 #51A4D6
square
#C551D6 #D68351 #62D651 #51A4D6
split-complementary
#C551D6 #A4D651 #51D683
monochromatic
#7E218C #AB2DBD #C551D6 #D683E2 #E6B4ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.80
#C551D6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.52
#C551D6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C551D6
5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C551D6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C551D6 | 1.00 | 3.80 | 5.52 | 5.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#347ADA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6287D3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8668C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c551d6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 81, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.216 322.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da89e3',
500: '#c551d6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c551d6; $custom-light: #da89e3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c551d6",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 81,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.331,
"s": 61.86,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63667,
"c": 0.21589,
"h": 322.4
},
"luminance": 0.2261
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C551D6
secondary
#AEDCA7
accent
#E54358
background
#FDF8FD
surface
#FBF0FB
border
#D4CBD4
text
#150C15
muted
#837D83