#C856CC#C856CC

#C856CC is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.202 H 326.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C856CC
RGB	rgb(200, 86, 204)
HSL	hsl(298, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(298, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(2%, 57.8%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.38, 60.83, -40.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.38, 73.11, 326.31°)
OKLab	oklab(64.1% 0.1677 -0.112)
OKLCH	oklch(64.1% 0.202 326.3)
XYZ	xyz(38.0456, 23.2968, 59.6078)
Luminance	0.2329 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C856CC #5ACC56

analogous

#8D56CC #C856CC #CC5695

triadic

#C856CC #CCC856 #56CCC8

tetradic

#C856CC #CC8D56 #5ACC56 #5695CC

square

#C856CC #CC8D56 #5ACC56 #5695CC

split-complementary

#C856CC #95CC56 #56CC8D

monochromatic

#7E2781 #AC35B0 #C856CC #D785DA #E7B4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#C856CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#C856CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C856CC

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C856CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C856CC	1.00	3.71	5.66	5.66
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#477BD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E8AC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD6589

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c856cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 86, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.202 326.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc8cdc',
    500: '#c856cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c856cc;
$custom-light: #dc8cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c856cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.966,
    "s": 53.636,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64101,
    "c": 0.20167,
    "h": 326.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23295
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C856CC

secondary

#A8D7A7

accent

#DD4B50

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBF0FB

border

#D4CBD4

text

#150C15

muted

#837D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C856CC

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

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