#C235AD#C235AD

#C235AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.217 H 334.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C235AD
RGB	rgb(194, 53, 173)
HSL	hsl(309, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(309, 73%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.7%, 10.8%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.30, 67.24, -33.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.30, 75.24, 333.34°)
OKLab	oklab(58.3% 0.1959 -0.0923)
OKLCH	oklch(58.3% 0.217 334.8)
XYZ	xyz(31.0644, 17.0354, 41.1792)
Luminance	0.1703 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C235AD #35C24A

analogous

#9035C2 #C235AD #C23566

triadic

#C235AD #ADC235 #35ADC2

tetradic

#C235AD #C29035 #35C24A #3566C2

square

#C235AD #C29035 #35C24A #3566C2

split-complementary

#C235AD #66C235 #35C290

monochromatic

#621B57 #922882 #C235AD #D460C3 #E191D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#C235AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#C235AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C235AD

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C235AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C235AD	1.00	4.77	4.41	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3465B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#667AAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB416D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c235ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 53, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.217 334.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87ac6',
    500: '#c235ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c235ad;
$custom-light: #d87ac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c235ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.936,
    "s": 57.085,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58297,
    "c": 0.21652,
    "h": 334.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17033
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C235AD

secondary

#87CC91

accent

#E05E47

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FBEEF8

border

#D4C9D1

text

#150A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #C235AD

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

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