#C09CD2#C09CD2
#C09CD2 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.086 H 314.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C09CD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(192, 156, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 38%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 26%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.6%, 25.7%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.21, 23.15, -22.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.21, 32.31, 315.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.36% 0.0598 -0.0613) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.36% 0.086 314.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.2577, 39.6372, 66.2268) |
| Luminance | 0.3964 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.38
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.68
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.85
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.77
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.88
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C09CD2 #AED29C
analogous
#A59CD2 #C09CD2 #D29CC9
triadic
#C09CD2 #D2C09C #9CD2C0
tetradic
#C09CD2 #D2A59C #AED29C #9CC9D2
square
#C09CD2 #D2A59C #AED29C #9CC9D2
split-complementary
#C09CD2 #C9D29C #9CD2A5
monochromatic
#894CA7 #A572BF #C09CD2 #DBC6E5 #F2EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#C09CD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.93
#C09CD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C09CD2
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C09CD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C09CD2 | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.93 | 8.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94A7D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CAAD0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BFA2AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c09cd2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 156, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.086 314.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3b9e0',
500: '#c09cd2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c09cd2; $custom-light: #d3b9e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c09cd2",
"rgb": {
"r": 192,
"g": 156,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280,
"s": 37.5,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7436,
"c": 0.08561,
"h": 314.3
},
"luminance": 0.39637
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C09CD2
secondary
#E3ECDE
accent
#B0355E
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF6FB
border
#D3D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#838083