#C956DC#C956DC

#C956DC is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.216 H 321.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C956DC
RGB	rgb(201, 86, 220)
HSL	hsl(291, 66%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(291, 61%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 60.9%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.33, 63.96, -48.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.33, 80.04, 323.05°)
OKLab	oklab(65.09% 0.1699 -0.1339)
OKLCH	oklch(65.09% 0.216 321.8)
XYZ	xyz(40.3320, 24.2424, 70.2511)
Luminance	0.2424 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C956DC #69DC56

analogous

#8656DC #C956DC #DC56AC

triadic

#C956DC #DCC956 #56DCC9

tetradic

#C956DC #DC8656 #69DC56 #56ACDC

square

#C956DC #DC8656 #69DC56 #56ACDC

split-complementary

#C956DC #ACDC56 #56DC86

monochromatic

#872098 #B42ACB #C956DC #D989E6 #E9BBF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#C956DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#C956DC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C956DC

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C956DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C956DC	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)

#397FE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#658BD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB6B91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c956dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 86, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.216 321.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd8ce7',
    500: '#c956dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c956dc;
$custom-light: #dd8ce7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c956dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.493,
    "s": 65.686,
    "l": 60
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65087,
    "c": 0.21628,
    "h": 321.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2424
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C956DC

secondary

#B4E1AD

accent

#E93F57

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FC

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150D16

muted

#837D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #C956DC

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

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