#C556EB#C556EB

#C556EB is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.228 H 316.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C556EB
RGB	rgb(197, 86, 235)
HSL	hsl(285, 79%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(285, 63%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.2%, 63.4%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.61, 65.88, -56.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.61, 86.55, 319.57°)
OKLab	oklab(65.44% 0.1653 -0.1574)
OKLCH	oklch(65.44% 0.228 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(41.3469, 24.5256, 81.1371)
Luminance	0.2452 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C556EB #7CEB56

analogous

#7A56EB #C556EB #EB56C6

triadic

#C556EB #EBC556 #56EBC5

tetradic

#C556EB #EB7A56 #7CEB56 #56C6EB

square

#C556EB #EB7A56 #7CEB56 #56C6EB

split-complementary

#C556EB #C6EB56 #56EB7A

monochromatic

#8A15B2 #B21FE5 #C556EB #D88DF1 #EBC3F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.56

#C556EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.90

#C556EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C556EB

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C556EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C556EB	1.00	3.56	5.90	5.90
#FFFFFF	3.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E81F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#578BE7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C37199

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c556eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 86, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.228 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da8cf2',
    500: '#c556eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c556eb;
$custom-light: #da8cf2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c556eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.698,
    "s": 78.836,
    "l": 62.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65443,
    "c": 0.22825,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C556EB

secondary

#C1E9B4

accent

#DB0A40

background

#FDF9FE

surface

#FBF1FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150D17

muted

#837E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #C556EB

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

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