#C159BE#C159BE
#C159BE is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.181 H 328.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C159BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 89, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(302, 46%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(302, 54%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.9%, 1.6%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.24, 55.14, -34.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.24, 64.97, 328.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.85% 0.1544 -0.0944) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.85% 0.181 328.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8585, 22.2020, 51.1546) |
| Luminance | 0.2220 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 2.38
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.67
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 4.89
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 4.91
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 4.99
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C159BE #59C15C
analogous
#9059C1 #C159BE #C1598A
triadic
#C159BE #BEC159 #59BEC1
tetradic
#C159BE #C19059 #59C15C #598AC1
square
#C159BE #C19059 #59C15C #598AC1
split-complementary
#C159BE #8AC159 #59C190
monochromatic
#742B72 #A13C9E #C159BE #D286CF #E2B2E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.86
#C159BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.44
#C159BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C159BE
5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C159BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C159BE | 1.00 | 3.86 | 5.44 | 5.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5079C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7187BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C76483
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c159be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 89, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.181 328.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68dd2',
500: '#c159be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c159be; $custom-light: #d68dd2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c159be",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 89,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 301.731,
"s": 45.614,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62852,
"c": 0.18098,
"h": 328.6
},
"luminance": 0.222
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C159BE
secondary
#A5D1A6
accent
#D55653
background
#FDF8FC
surface
#FBF0F9
border
#D4CBD2
text
#150C14
muted
#837D82