#C856CF#C856CF

#C856CF is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.204 H 325.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C856CF
RGB	rgb(200, 86, 207)
HSL	hsl(297, 56%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(297, 58%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.4%, 58.5%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.52, 61.36, -42.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.52, 74.37, 325.59°)
OKLab	oklab(64.26% 0.168 -0.1162)
OKLCH	oklch(64.26% 0.204 325.3)
XYZ	xyz(38.4088, 23.4421, 61.5211)
Luminance	0.2344 (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

#C856CF #5DCF56

analogous

#8C56CF #C856CF #CF5699

triadic

#C856CF #CFC856 #56CFC8

tetradic

#C856CF #CF8C56 #5DCF56 #5699CF

square

#C856CF #CF8C56 #5DCF56 #5699CF

split-complementary

#C856CF #99CF56 #56CF8C

monochromatic

#7F2685 #AD33B5 #C856CF #D886DD #E7B5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#C856CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.69

#C856CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C856CF

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C856CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C856CF	1.00	3.69	5.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#447CD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C8ACC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC668B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c856cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 86, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.204 325.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc8cde',
    500: '#c856cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c856cf;
$custom-light: #dc8cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c856cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.529,
    "s": 55.76,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64257,
    "c": 0.20428,
    "h": 325.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2344
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C856CF

secondary

#ABD9A8

accent

#DF4951

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBF0FB

border

#D4CBD4

text

#150D15

muted

#837D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C856CF

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

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