#C19BE3#C19BE3
#C19BE3 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.109 H 308.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C19BE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(193, 155, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 56%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 32%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15%, 31.7%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.70, 27.59, -31.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.70, 41.61, 311.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.97% 0.0671 -0.0856) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.97% 0.109 308.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.5762, 40.3266, 77.9356) |
| Luminance | 0.4033 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 2.12
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.42
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.57
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 3.73
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.44
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 4.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C19BE3 #BDE39B
analogous
#9D9BE3 #C19BE3 #E39BE1
triadic
#C19BE3 #E3C19B #9BE3C1
tetradic
#C19BE3 #E39D9B #BDE39B #9BE1E3
square
#C19BE3 #E39D9B #BDE39B #9BE1E3
split-complementary
#C19BE3 #E1E39B #9BE39D
monochromatic
#863BC8 #A36BD6 #C19BE3 #DFCBF0 #F0E7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#C19BE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.07
#C19BE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C19BE3
9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C19BE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C19BE3 | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.07 | 9.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EA9E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96ABE1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BDA5B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c19be3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 155, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.109 308.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4b8ec',
500: '#c19be3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c19be3; $custom-light: #d4b8ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c19be3",
"rgb": {
"r": 193,
"g": 155,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 271.667,
"s": 56.25,
"l": 74.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74968,
"c": 0.10874,
"h": 308.1
},
"luminance": 0.40326
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C19BE3
secondary
#E5F0DB
accent
#C4226E
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FAF6FD
border
#D3D0D5
text
#141116
muted
#838084