#C856FF#C856FF

#C856FF is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.248 H 312.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C856FF
RGB	rgb(200, 86, 255)
HSL	hsl(280, 100%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(280, 66%, 100%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 66.3%, 0%, 0%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.19, 70.49, -64.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.19, 95.69, 317.45°)
OKLab	oklab(67.04% 0.168 -0.1824)
OKLCH	oklch(67.04% 0.248 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(45.1940, 26.1562, 97.2563)
Luminance	0.2616 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C856FF #8DFF56

analogous

#7456FF #C856FF #FF56E2

triadic

#C856FF #FFC856 #56FFC8

tetradic

#C856FF #FF7456 #8DFF56 #56E2FF

square

#C856FF #FF7456 #8DFF56 #56E2FF

split-complementary

#C856FF #E2FF56 #56FF74

monochromatic

#9300DB #B419FF #C856FF #DC93FF #F0D0FF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.37

#C856FF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.23

#C856FF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C856FF

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C856FF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C856FF	1.00	3.37	6.23	6.23
#FFFFFF	3.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.23	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.23	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0086FF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#488EFB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C278A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c856ff;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 86, 255);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.248 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd8dff',
    500: '#c856ff',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c856ff;
$custom-light: #dd8dff;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c856ff",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 255
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.473,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 66.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67037,
    "c": 0.24797,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.26155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C856FF

secondary

#CFF3BD

accent

#E6004B

background

#FEF9FF

surface

#FCF1FF

border

#D5CBD7

text

#160D18

muted

#847E86

Preview Lab

Preview with #C856FF

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

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