#C959EF#C959EF

#C959EF is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.230 H 316.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C959EF
RGB	rgb(201, 89, 239)
HSL	hsl(285, 82%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(285, 63%, 94%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 62.8%, 0%, 6.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.84, 66.25, -56.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.84, 86.99, 319.61°)
OKLab	oklab(66.52% 0.1666 -0.158)
OKLCH	oklch(66.52% 0.23 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(43.2374, 25.7959, 84.3461)
Luminance	0.2579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C959EF #7FEF59

analogous

#7E59EF #C959EF #EF59CA

triadic

#C959EF #EFC959 #59EFC9

tetradic

#C959EF #EF7E59 #7FEF59 #59CAEF

square

#C959EF #EF7E59 #7FEF59 #59CAEF

split-complementary

#C959EF #CAEF59 #59EF7E

monochromatic

#9112BC #B721EA #C959EF #DB91F4 #EDC9FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.41

#C959EF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.16

#C959EF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C959EF

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C959EF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C959EF	1.00	3.41	6.16	6.16
#FFFFFF	3.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2484F4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B8EEB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C7749C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c959ef;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 89, 239);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.230 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd8ff5',
    500: '#c959ef',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c959ef;
$custom-light: #dd8ff5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c959ef",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 239
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.8,
    "s": 82.418,
    "l": 64.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66517,
    "c": 0.22958,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.25794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C959EF

secondary

#C5ECB8

accent

#DF073D

background

#FEF9FF

surface

#FCF1FE

border

#D5CBD6

text

#150D17

muted

#847E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #C959EF

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

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