#C856EF#C856EF

#C856EF is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.233 H 316.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C856EF
RGB	rgb(200, 86, 239)
HSL	hsl(285, 83%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(285, 64%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.3%, 64%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.24, 67.33, -57.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.24, 88.44, 319.58°)
OKLab	oklab(66.05% 0.1688 -0.1608)
OKLCH	oklch(66.05% 0.233 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(42.7248, 25.1685, 84.2521)
Luminance	0.2517 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C856EF #7DEF56

analogous

#7B56EF #C856EF #EF56C9

triadic

#C856EF #EFC856 #56EFC8

tetradic

#C856EF #EF7B56 #7DEF56 #56C9EF

square

#C856EF #EF7B56 #7DEF56 #56C9EF

split-complementary

#C856EF #C9EF56 #56EF7B

monochromatic

#8E12B9 #B61EEA #C856EF #DA8EF4 #ECC6FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.48

#C856EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.03

#C856EF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C856EF

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C856EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C856EF	1.00	3.48	6.03	6.03
#FFFFFF	3.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.03	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.03	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1882F4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#578DEB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C6729B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c856ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 86, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.233 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc8df5',
    500: '#c856ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c856ef;
$custom-light: #dc8df5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c856ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.706,
    "s": 82.703,
    "l": 63.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66054,
    "c": 0.23314,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.25167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C856EF

secondary

#C3EBB5

accent

#DF063E

background

#FDF9FF

surface

#FBF1FE

border

#D4CBD6

text

#150D17

muted

#837E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #C856EF

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

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