#C856DF#C856DF

#C856DF is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.219 H 320.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C856DF
RGB	rgb(200, 86, 223)
HSL	hsl(290, 68%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(290, 61%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.3%, 61.4%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.35, 64.28, -49.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.35, 81.30, 322.24°)
OKLab	oklab(65.13% 0.1688 -0.1388)
OKLCH	oklch(65.13% 0.219 320.6)
XYZ	xyz(40.4649, 24.2646, 72.3498)
Luminance	0.2426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C856DF #6DDF56

analogous

#8356DF #C856DF #DF56B1

triadic

#C856DF #DFC856 #56DFC8

tetradic

#C856DF #DF8356 #6DDF56 #56B1DF

square

#C856DF #DF8356 #6DDF56 #56B1DF

split-complementary

#C856DF #B1DF56 #56DF83

monochromatic

#881E9D #B427D0 #C856DF #D989E9 #E9BDF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#C856DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#C856DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C856DF

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C856DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C856DF	1.00	3.59	5.85	5.85
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#347FE3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#638BDC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C96C93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c856df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 86, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.219 320.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc8ce9',
    500: '#c856df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c856df;
$custom-light: #dc8ce9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c856df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.927,
    "s": 68.159,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65126,
    "c": 0.21851,
    "h": 320.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.24263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C856DF

secondary

#B7E2AE

accent

#D01535

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150D16

muted

#837D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #C856DF

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

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