#C199CD#C199CD
#C199CD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.086 H 318.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C199CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 153, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 34%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 25%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.9%, 25.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.41, 24.13, -20.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.41, 31.98, 318.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.71% 0.0639 -0.0569) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.71% 0.086 318.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.4014, 38.5285, 62.8435) |
| Luminance | 0.3853 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.32
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.70
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.44
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.90
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.90
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C199CD #A5CD99
analogous
#A799CD #C199CD #CD99BF
triadic
#C199CD #CDC199 #99CDC1
tetradic
#C199CD #CDA799 #A5CD99 #99BFCD
square
#C199CD #CDA799 #A5CD99 #99BFCD
split-complementary
#C199CD #BFCD99 #99CDA7
monochromatic
#8C4D9E #A870B9 #C199CD #DAC2E1 #F3EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#C199CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.71
#C199CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C199CD
8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C199CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C199CD | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.71 | 8.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A4CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA8CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C19FAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c199cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 153, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.086 318.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4b7dc',
500: '#c199cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c199cd; $custom-light: #d4b7dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c199cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 153,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.154,
"s": 34.211,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73708,
"c": 0.08558,
"h": 318.3
},
"luminance": 0.38528
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C199CD
secondary
#DDE8DA
accent
#AD3853
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF6FB
border
#D3D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#838083