#CE51CE#CE51CE
#CE51CE is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.214 H 327.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CE51CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 81, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 56%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 61%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.7%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.55, 64.84, -41.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.55, 76.91, 327.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.43% 0.1806 -0.1141) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.43% 0.214 327.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5360, 23.4655, 60.8274) |
| Luminance | 0.2346 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 1.80
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 2.88
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 3.58
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.05
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 5.15
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CE51CE #51CE51
analogous
#9051CE #CE51CE #CE5190
triadic
#CE51CE #CECE51 #51CECE
tetradic
#CE51CE #CE9051 #51CE51 #5190CE
square
#CE51CE #CE9051 #51CE51 #5190CE
split-complementary
#CE51CE #90CE51 #51CE90
monochromatic
#802480 #B032B0 #CE51CE #DB81DB #E9B1E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#CE51CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.69
#CE51CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CE51CE
5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CE51CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CE51CE | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.69 | 5.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#427BD2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6E8BCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D46188
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ce51ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 81, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.214 327.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e08add',
500: '#ce51ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ce51ce; $custom-light: #e08add; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ce51ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 81,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 56.054,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64432,
"c": 0.21364,
"h": 327.7
},
"luminance": 0.23463
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CE51CE
secondary
#A4D7A4
accent
#DF4848
background
#FEF8FD
surface
#FCF0FB
border
#D5CBD4
text
#160C15
muted
#847D83