#C959DF#C959DF

#C959DF is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.215 H 320.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C959DF
RGB	rgb(201, 89, 223)
HSL	hsl(290, 68%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(290, 60%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.9%, 60.1%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.97, 63.20, -48.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.97, 79.84, 322.33°)
OKLab	oklab(65.6% 0.1664 -0.1359)
OKLCH	oklch(65.6% 0.215 320.8)
XYZ	xyz(40.9775, 24.8919, 72.4439)
Luminance	0.2489 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C959DF #6FDF59

analogous

#8659DF #C959DF #DF59B2

triadic

#C959DF #DFC959 #59DFC9

tetradic

#C959DF #DF8659 #6FDF59 #59B2DF

square

#C959DF #DF8659 #6FDF59 #59B2DF

split-complementary

#C959DF #B2DF59 #59DF86

monochromatic

#8A1F9F #B629D2 #C959DF #DA8CE9 #EAC0F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.51

#C959DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.98

#C959DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C959DF

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C959DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C959DF	1.00	3.51	5.98	5.98
#FFFFFF	3.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A81E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#668DDC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA6E94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c959df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 89, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.215 320.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc8ee9',
    500: '#c959df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c959df;
$custom-light: #dc8ee9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c959df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.149,
    "s": 67.677,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65603,
    "c": 0.21482,
    "h": 320.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2489
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C959DF

secondary

#B9E3B1

accent

#D01634

background

#FDF9FE

surface

#FBF1FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150D16

muted

#837E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #C959DF

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

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