#C196DB#C196DB

#C196DB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.107 H 312.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C196DB
RGB	rgb(193, 150, 219)
HSL	hsl(277, 49%, 72%)
HSV	hsv(277, 32%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.9%, 31.5%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.22, 28.66, -29.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.22, 40.79, 314.63°)
OKLab	oklab(73.73% 0.0723 -0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(73.73% 0.108 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(45.6827, 38.2653, 71.9835)
Luminance	0.3826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C196DB #B0DB96

analogous

#9E96DB #C196DB #DB96D3

triadic

#C196DB #DBC196 #96DBC1

tetradic

#C196DB #DB9E96 #B0DB96 #96D3DB

square

#C196DB #DB9E96 #B0DB96 #96D3DB

split-complementary

#C196DB #D3DB96 #96DB9E

monochromatic

#8A3FB8 #A668CB #C196DB #DCC4EB #F2E8F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.43

#C196DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.65

#C196DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #C196DB

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C196DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C196DB	1.00	2.43	8.65	8.65
#FFFFFF	2.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8BA4DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#94A7D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF9FAF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c196db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 150, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.107 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4b5e6',
    500: '#c196db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c196db;
$custom-light: #d4b5e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c196db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 193,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.391,
    "s": 48.936,
    "l": 72.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73732,
    "c": 0.1075,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.38265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C196DB

secondary

#E3EEDD

accent

#BC2961

background

#FDFBFE

surface

#FAF6FC

border

#D3D0D5

text

#141116

muted

#838084

Preview Lab

Preview with #C196DB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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