#C09BD2#C09BD2
#C09BD2 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.087 H 314.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C09BD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 155, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 38%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 26%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.6%, 26.2%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.97, 23.71, -22.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.97, 32.97, 315.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.18% 0.0612 -0.0623) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.18% 0.087 314.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0906, 39.3030, 66.1711) |
| Luminance | 0.3930 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.11
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.70
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.06
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.72
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.77
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 7.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C09BD2 #ADD29B
analogous
#A59BD2 #C09BD2 #D29BC9
triadic
#C09BD2 #D2C09B #9BD2C0
tetradic
#C09BD2 #D2A59B #ADD29B #9BC9D2
square
#C09BD2 #D2A59B #ADD29B #9BC9D2
split-complementary
#C09BD2 #C9D29B #9BD2A5
monochromatic
#894BA7 #A571BF #C09BD2 #DBC5E5 #F2EAF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#C09BD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.86
#C09BD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C09BD2
8.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C09BD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C09BD2 | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.86 | 8.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A6D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA9D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFA2AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c09bd2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 155, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.087 314.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3b8e0',
500: '#c09bd2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c09bd2; $custom-light: #d3b8e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c09bd2",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 155,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280.364,
"s": 37.931,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74176,
"c": 0.08738,
"h": 314.5
},
"luminance": 0.39302
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C09BD2
secondary
#E2EBDD
accent
#B1355D
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF6FB
border
#D3D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#838083