#C170CD#C170CD
#C170CD is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.158 H 322.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C170CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 112, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 48%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 45%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.9%, 45.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.28, 46.43, -35.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.28, 58.18, 322.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.81% 0.1248 -0.0965) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.81% 0.158 322.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8047, 27.3352, 60.9779) |
| Luminance | 0.2733 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 3.34
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 4.44
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 5.96
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.33
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.90
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 7.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C170CD #7CCD70
analogous
#9370CD #C170CD #CD70AB
triadic
#C170CD #CDC170 #70CDC1
tetradic
#C170CD #CD9370 #7CCD70 #70ABCD
square
#C170CD #CD9370 #7CCD70 #70ABCD
split-complementary
#C170CD #ABCD70 #70CD93
monochromatic
#843290 #AD43BD #C170CD #D59DDD #E8CBED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#C170CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.47
#C170CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C170CD
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C170CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C170CD | 1.00 | 3.25 | 6.47 | 6.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6489D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A92CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C37B95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c170cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 112, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.158 322.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d59bdc',
500: '#c170cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c170cd; $custom-light: #d59bdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c170cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 112,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.258,
"s": 48.187,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66805,
"c": 0.15774,
"h": 322.3
},
"luminance": 0.27334
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C170CD
secondary
#C0DDBB
accent
#BB2A3D
background
#FDF9FD
surface
#FAF2FB
border
#D3CCD4
text
#140E15
muted
#837E83