#C856D9#C856D9
#C856D9 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.213 H 322.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C856D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 86, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 63%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 60%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 60.4%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.03, 63.17, -46.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.03, 78.67, 323.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.79% 0.1686 -0.1304) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.79% 0.213 322.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6703, 23.9467, 68.1648) |
| Luminance | 0.2394 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 2.69
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 2.73
Heliotrope
#D94FF5
ΔE00 4.26
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 4.93
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 5.40
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C856D9 #67D956
analogous
#8756D9 #C856D9 #D956A8
triadic
#C856D9 #D9C856 #56D9C8
tetradic
#C856D9 #D98756 #67D956 #56A8D9
square
#C856D9 #D98756 #67D956 #56A8D9
split-complementary
#C856D9 #A8D956 #56D987
monochromatic
#852193 #B22CC5 #C856D9 #D888E4 #E9BAEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#C856D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.79
#C856D9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C856D9
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C856D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C856D9 | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.79 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3B7EDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#668BD6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB6A90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c856d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 86, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.213 322.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc8ce5',
500: '#c856d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c856d9; $custom-light: #dc8ce5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c856d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 86,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.214,
"s": 63.285,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64793,
"c": 0.21312,
"h": 322.3
},
"luminance": 0.23945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C856D9
secondary
#B3DFAC
accent
#E64157
background
#FDF8FE
surface
#FBF0FC
border
#D4CBD5
text
#150D16
muted
#837D84