#C856CE#C856CE

#C856CE is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.203 H 325.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C856CE
RGB	rgb(200, 86, 206)
HSL	hsl(297, 55%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(297, 58%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.9%, 58.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.48, 61.18, -41.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.48, 73.95, 325.83°)
OKLab	oklab(64.21% 0.1679 -0.1148)
OKLCH	oklch(64.21% 0.203 325.6)
XYZ	xyz(38.2870, 23.3934, 60.8793)
Luminance	0.2339 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C856CE #5CCE56

analogous

#8C56CE #C856CE #CE5698

triadic

#C856CE #CEC856 #56CEC8

tetradic

#C856CE #CE8C56 #5CCE56 #5698CE

square

#C856CE #CE8C56 #5CCE56 #5698CE

split-complementary

#C856CE #98CE56 #56CE8C

monochromatic

#7F2683 #AD34B3 #C856CE #D785DC #E7B5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#C856CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.68

#C856CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C856CE

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C856CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C856CE	1.00	3.70	5.68	5.68
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#457CD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D8ACB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD668A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c856ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 86, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.203 325.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc8cdd',
    500: '#c856ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c856ce;
$custom-light: #dc8cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c856ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297,
    "s": 55.046,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64205,
    "c": 0.20341,
    "h": 325.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23391
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C856CE

secondary

#AAD8A8

accent

#DE4951

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBF0FB

border

#D4CBD4

text

#150D15

muted

#837D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C856CE

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

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