#C856CB#C856CB

#C856CB is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.201 H 326.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C856CB
RGB	rgb(200, 86, 203)
HSL	hsl(298, 53%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(298, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.5%, 57.6%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.33, 60.66, -40.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.33, 72.69, 326.56°)
OKLab	oklab(64.05% 0.1677 -0.1105)
OKLCH	oklch(64.05% 0.201 326.6)
XYZ	xyz(37.9260, 23.2490, 58.9782)
Luminance	0.2325 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C856CB #59CB56

analogous

#8E56CB #C856CB #CB5693

triadic

#C856CB #CBC856 #56CBC8

tetradic

#C856CB #CB8E56 #59CB56 #5693CB

square

#C856CB #CB8E56 #59CB56 #5693CB

split-complementary

#C856CB #93CB56 #56CB8E

monochromatic

#7D277F #AB36AE #C856CB #D785D9 #E6B4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#C856CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#C856CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C856CB

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C856CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C856CB	1.00	3.72	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#477BCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E8AC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD6589

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c856cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 86, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.201 326.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc8cdb',
    500: '#c856cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c856cb;
$custom-light: #dc8cdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c856cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.462,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64049,
    "c": 0.20082,
    "h": 326.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C856CB

secondary

#A8D6A6

accent

#DC4B4F

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBF0FB

border

#D4CBD4

text

#150C15

muted

#837D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C856CB

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

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