#C857CD#C857CD

#C857CD is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.201 H 325.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C857CD
RGB	rgb(200, 87, 205)
HSL	hsl(297, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(297, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.4%, 57.6%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.59, 60.56, -40.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.59, 73.01, 326.04°)
OKLab	oklab(64.27% 0.1666 -0.1127)
OKLCH	oklch(64.27% 0.201 325.9)
XYZ	xyz(38.2463, 23.5058, 60.2683)
Luminance	0.2350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C857CD #5CCD57

analogous

#8D57CD #C857CD #CD5797

triadic

#C857CD #CDC857 #57CDC8

tetradic

#C857CD #CD8D57 #5CCD57 #5797CD

square

#C857CD #CD8D57 #5CCD57 #5797CD

split-complementary

#C857CD #97CD57 #57CD8D

monochromatic

#7F2783 #AD35B2 #C857CD #D786DB #E7B5E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#C857CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.70

#C857CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C857CD

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C857CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C857CD	1.00	3.68	5.70	5.70
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#477CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E8ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD668A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c857cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 87, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.201 325.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc8cdc',
    500: '#c857cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c857cd;
$custom-light: #dc8cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c857cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.458,
    "s": 54.128,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64272,
    "c": 0.20109,
    "h": 325.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.23504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C857CD

secondary

#AAD8A8

accent

#DD4A51

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBF0FB

border

#D4CBD4

text

#150D15

muted

#837D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C857CD

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

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