#C856D2#C856D2

#C856D2 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.207 H 324.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C856D2
RGB	rgb(200, 86, 210)
HSL	hsl(295, 58%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(295, 59%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.8%, 59%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.68, 61.90, -43.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.68, 75.65, 324.91°)
OKLab	oklab(64.42% 0.1682 -0.1205)
OKLCH	oklch(64.42% 0.207 324.4)
XYZ	xyz(38.7791, 23.5902, 63.4710)
Luminance	0.2359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C856D2 #60D256

analogous

#8A56D2 #C856D2 #D2569E

triadic

#C856D2 #D2C856 #56D2C8

tetradic

#C856D2 #D28A56 #60D256 #569ED2

square

#C856D2 #D28A56 #60D256 #569ED2

split-complementary

#C856D2 #9ED256 #56D28A

monochromatic

#812589 #AE31B9 #C856D2 #D886DF #E7B7EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#C856D2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#C856D2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C856D2

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C856D2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C856D2	1.00	3.67	5.72	5.72
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#427CD6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A8ACF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC678C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c856d2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 86, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.207 324.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc8ce0',
    500: '#c856d2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c856d2;
$custom-light: #dc8ce0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c856d2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.161,
    "s": 57.944,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64415,
    "c": 0.20691,
    "h": 324.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C856D2

secondary

#ADDBA9

accent

#E14753

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBF0FB

border

#D4CBD4

text

#150D15

muted

#837D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C856D2

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

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