#C956EF#C956EF

#C956EF is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.234 H 316.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C956EF
RGB	rgb(201, 86, 239)
HSL	hsl(285, 83%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(285, 64%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 64%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.37, 67.55, -57.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.37, 88.46, 319.78°)
OKLab	oklab(66.18% 0.17 -0.1602)
OKLCH	oklch(66.18% 0.234 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(42.9928, 25.3067, 84.2646)
Luminance	0.2530 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C956EF #7CEF56

analogous

#7C56EF #C956EF #EF56C8

triadic

#C956EF #EFC956 #56EFC9

tetradic

#C956EF #EF7C56 #7CEF56 #56C8EF

square

#C956EF #EF7C56 #7CEF56 #56C8EF

split-complementary

#C956EF #C8EF56 #56EF7C

monochromatic

#8F12B9 #B71EEA #C956EF #DB8EF4 #EDC6FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.46

#C956EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.06

#C956EF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C956EF

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C956EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C956EF	1.00	3.46	6.06	6.06
#FFFFFF	3.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.06	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.06	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A83F4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#588DEB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C7729B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c956ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 86, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.234 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd8df5',
    500: '#c956ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c956ef;
$custom-light: #dd8df5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c956ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.098,
    "s": 82.703,
    "l": 63.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66178,
    "c": 0.23353,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.25305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C956EF

secondary

#C3EBB5

accent

#DF063C

background

#FEF9FF

surface

#FCF1FE

border

#D5CBD6

text

#160D17

muted

#847E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #C956EF

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

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