#C856DB#C856DB

#C856DB is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.215 H 321.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C856DB
RGB	rgb(200, 86, 219)
HSL	hsl(291, 65%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(291, 61%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.7%, 60.7%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.14, 63.54, -47.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.14, 79.55, 323.01°)
OKLab	oklab(64.9% 0.1687 -0.1332)
OKLCH	oklch(64.9% 0.215 321.7)
XYZ	xyz(39.9320, 24.0514, 69.5431)
Luminance	0.2405 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C856DB #69DB56

analogous

#8656DB #C856DB #DB56AB

triadic

#C856DB #DBC856 #56DBC8

tetradic

#C856DB #DB8656 #69DB56 #56ABDB

square

#C856DB #DB8656 #69DB56 #56ABDB

split-complementary

#C856DB #ABDB56 #56DB86

monochromatic

#862097 #B22BC9 #C856DB #D888E6 #E9BBF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.61

#C856DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.81

#C856DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C856DB

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C856DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C856DB	1.00	3.61	5.81	5.81
#FFFFFF	3.61	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#397EDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#658BD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA6B91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c856db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 86, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.215 321.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc8ce7',
    500: '#c856db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c856db;
$custom-light: #dc8ce7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c856db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.429,
    "s": 64.878,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64903,
    "c": 0.21491,
    "h": 321.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.24049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C856DB

secondary

#B4E0AD

accent

#E84058

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FC

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150D16

muted

#837D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #C856DB

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

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