#C09BCD#C09BCD
#C09BCD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.081 H 317.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C09BCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 155, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 33%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 24%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.3%, 24.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.79, 22.70, -20.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.79, 30.52, 318.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.98% 0.0597 -0.0553) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.98% 0.081 317.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.4774, 39.0577, 62.9416) |
| Luminance | 0.3906 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.91
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.07
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.67
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.75
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.03
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C09BCD #A8CD9B
analogous
#A79BCD #C09BCD #CD9BC1
triadic
#C09BCD #CDC09B #9BCDC0
tetradic
#C09BCD #CDA79B #A8CD9B #9BC1CD
square
#C09BCD #CDA79B #A8CD9B #9BC1CD
split-complementary
#C09BCD #C1CD9B #9BCDA7
monochromatic
#8A4F9E #A672B9 #C09BCD #DAC4E1 #F2EBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#C09BCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.81
#C09BCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C09BCD
8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C09BCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C09BCD | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.81 | 8.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A5CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA9CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0A0AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c09bcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 155, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.081 317.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3b8dc',
500: '#c09bcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c09bcd; $custom-light: #d3b8dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c09bcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 155,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.4,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73981,
"c": 0.08143,
"h": 317.2
},
"luminance": 0.39057
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C09BCD
secondary
#DFE9DB
accent
#AC3957
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF6FB
border
#D3D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#838083