#C231AC#C231AC
#C231AC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.220 H 335.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C231AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 49, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 60%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 75%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.7%, 11.3%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.81, 68.35, -33.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.81, 76.32, 333.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.93% 0.1995 -0.0928) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.93% 0.22 335.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7932, 16.6473, 40.6132) |
| Luminance | 0.1664 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 3.10
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.30
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 5.78
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 6.41
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.88
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 7.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C231AC #31C247
analogous
#8F31C2 #C231AC #C23164
triadic
#C231AC #ACC231 #31ACC2
tetradic
#C231AC #C28F31 #31C247 #3164C2
square
#C231AC #C28F31 #31C247 #3164C2
split-complementary
#C231AC #64C231 #31C28F
monochromatic
#601855 #912581 #C231AC #D65BC3 #E28CD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.85
#C231AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.33
#C231AC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C231AC
4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C231AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C231AC | 1.00 | 4.85 | 4.33 | 4.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3064AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6579A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC3D6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c231ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 49, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.220 335.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d878c5',
500: '#c231ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c231ac; $custom-light: #d878c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c231ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 49,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 309.103,
"s": 59.671,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57927,
"c": 0.22005,
"h": 335.1
},
"luminance": 0.16645
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C231AC
secondary
#83CC8E
accent
#E35D45
background
#FDF7FC
surface
#FBEEF8
border
#D4C9D1
text
#150A13
muted
#837C82