#C19BD6#C19BD6
#C19BD6 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.093 H 313.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C19BD6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 155, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 42%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 28%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.8%, 27.6%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.21, 24.85, -24.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.21, 35.07, 315.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.43% 0.0635 -0.0675) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.43% 0.093 313.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.8493, 39.6358, 68.8404) |
| Luminance | 0.3963 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.62
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.30
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.87
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.66
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.87
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C19BD6 #B0D69B
analogous
#A49BD6 #C19BD6 #D69BCE
triadic
#C19BD6 #D6C19B #9BD6C1
tetradic
#C19BD6 #D6A49B #B0D69B #9BCED6
square
#C19BD6 #D6A49B #B0D69B #9BCED6
split-complementary
#C19BD6 #CED69B #9BD6A4
monochromatic
#8A48AF #A670C4 #C19BD6 #DCC6E8 #F2E9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#C19BD6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.93
#C19BD6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C19BD6
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C19BD6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C19BD6 | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.93 | 8.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92A7D8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AAAD4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0A2B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c19bd6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 155, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.093 313.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4b8e2',
500: '#c19bd6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c19bd6; $custom-light: #d4b8e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c19bd6",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 155,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.644,
"s": 41.844,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74429,
"c": 0.09269,
"h": 313.3
},
"luminance": 0.39635
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C19BD6
secondary
#E3EDDE
accent
#B53160
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF6FB
border
#D3D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#838083