#C856CD#C856CD

#C856CD is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.203 H 326.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C856CD
RGB	rgb(200, 86, 205)
HSL	hsl(297, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(297, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 58%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.43, 61.01, -41.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.43, 73.53, 326.07°)
OKLab	oklab(64.15% 0.1678 -0.1134)
OKLCH	oklch(64.15% 0.203 326)
XYZ	xyz(38.1659, 23.3450, 60.2415)
Luminance	0.2334 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C856CD #5BCD56

analogous

#8D56CD #C856CD #CD5697

triadic

#C856CD #CDC856 #56CDC8

tetradic

#C856CD #CD8D56 #5BCD56 #5697CD

square

#C856CD #CD8D56 #5BCD56 #5697CD

split-complementary

#C856CD #97CD56 #56CD8D

monochromatic

#7E2682 #AC34B1 #C856CD #D785DB #E7B4E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#C856CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67

#C856CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C856CD

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C856CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C856CD	1.00	3.70	5.67	5.67
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#467CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D8ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD658A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c856cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 86, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.203 326.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc8cdc',
    500: '#c856cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c856cd;
$custom-light: #dc8cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c856cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.479,
    "s": 54.338,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64153,
    "c": 0.20254,
    "h": 326
  },
  "luminance": 0.23343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C856CD

secondary

#A9D8A7

accent

#DE4A50

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBF0FB

border

#D4CBD4

text

#150D15

muted

#837D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C856CD

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

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