#C236BE#C236BE
#C236BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.228 H 329.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C236BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 54, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(302, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(302, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 2.1%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.29, 69.52, -42.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.29, 81.31, 328.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.28% 0.1957 -0.1165) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.28% 0.228 329.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8613, 17.8278, 50.4156) |
| Luminance | 0.1782 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 2.24
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 4.54
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 5.27
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.26
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.47
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C236BE #36C23A
analogous
#8036C2 #C236BE #C23678
triadic
#C236BE #BEC236 #36BEC2
tetradic
#C236BE #C28036 #36C23A #3678C2
square
#C236BE #C28036 #36C23A #3678C2
split-complementary
#C236BE #78C236 #36C280
monochromatic
#621B60 #92298F #C236BE #D362D0 #E192DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.60
#C236BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.56
#C236BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C236BE
4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C236BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C236BE | 1.00 | 4.60 | 4.56 | 4.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2169C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E7CBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C94A77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c236be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 54, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.228 329.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d87bd2',
500: '#c236be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c236be; $custom-light: #d87bd2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c236be",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 54,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 301.714,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59284,
"c": 0.22779,
"h": 329.2
},
"luminance": 0.17825
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C236BE
secondary
#88CC8A
accent
#E04C48
background
#FDF8FC
surface
#FBEFF9
border
#D4CAD2
text
#150A14
muted
#837C82