#E256E8#E256E8

#E256E8 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.239 H 326.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#E256E8
RGB	rgb(226, 86, 232)
HSL	hsl(298, 76%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(298, 63%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.6%, 62.9%, 0%, 9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.47, 71.98, -48.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.47, 86.55, 326.27°)
OKLab	oklab(69.01% 0.1981 -0.1331)
OKLCH	oklch(69.01% 0.239 326.1)
XYZ	xyz(49.2563, 28.6536, 79.2646)
Luminance	0.2865 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#E256E8 #5CE856

analogous

#9956E8 #E256E8 #E856A5

triadic

#E256E8 #E8E256 #56E8E2

tetradic

#E256E8 #E89956 #5CE856 #56A5E8

square

#E256E8 #E89956 #5CE856 #56A5E8

split-complementary

#E256E8 #A5E856 #56E899

monochromatic

#A617AC #D920E1 #E256E8 #EB8CEF #F4C2F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.12

#E256E8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.73

#E256E8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #E256E8

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##E256E8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##E256E8	1.00	3.12	6.73	6.73
#FFFFFF	3.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E86EC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7498E4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E86B98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #e256e8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 86, 232);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.239 326.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ef8ff0',
    500: '#e256e8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #e256e8;
$custom-light: #ef8ff0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#e256e8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 226,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 232
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.534,
    "s": 76.042,
    "l": 62.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69005,
    "c": 0.23865,
    "h": 326.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.28651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#E256E8

secondary

#B4E8B2

accent

#D80D16

background

#FFF9FE

surface

#FEF2FD

border

#D6CCD5

text

#170D16

muted

#857E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #E256E8

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

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