#C18CE8#C18CE8
#C18CE8 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.140 H 309.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C18CE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 140, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 67%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 40%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.8%, 39.7%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.46, 36.95, -38.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.46, 53.67, 313.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.57% 0.0897 -0.1078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.57% 0.14 309.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.9332, 35.9204, 80.8419) |
| Luminance | 0.3592 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 3.50
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.05
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.40
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.92
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.59
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C18CE8 #B3E88C
analogous
#938CE8 #C18CE8 #E88CE1
triadic
#C18CE8 #E8C18C #8CE8C1
tetradic
#C18CE8 #E8938C #B3E88C #8CE1E8
square
#C18CE8 #E8938C #B3E88C #8CE1E8
split-complementary
#C18CE8 #E1E88C #8CE893
monochromatic
#892AD0 #A659DE #C18CE8 #DCBFF2 #F1E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#C18CE8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.18
#C18CE8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C18CE8
8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C18CE8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C18CE8 | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.18 | 8.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#799FEB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86A3E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC9AAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c18ce8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 140, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.140 309.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5aeef',
500: '#c18ce8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c18ce8; $custom-light: #d5aeef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c18ce8",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 140,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.565,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72574,
"c": 0.14026,
"h": 309.8
},
"luminance": 0.3592
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C18CE8
secondary
#E4F1DA
accent
#CF1765
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FAF4FD
border
#D3CED5
text
#141016
muted
#837F84