#C237AC#C237AC
#C237AC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.214 H 335.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C237AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 55, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 11.3%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.49, 66.43, -32.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.49, 74.12, 333.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.41% 0.1938 -0.0898) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.41% 0.214 335.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0611, 17.1830, 40.7025) |
| Luminance | 0.1718 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 2.60
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 5.09
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.42
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 6.57
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 7.52
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 7.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C237AC #37C24D
analogous
#9337C2 #C237AC #C23767
triadic
#C237AC #ACC237 #37ACC2
tetradic
#C237AC #C29337 #37C24D #3767C2
square
#C237AC #C29337 #37C24D #3767C2
split-complementary
#C237AC #67C237 #37C293
monochromatic
#631C57 #922982 #C237AC #D363C1 #E093D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.73
#C237AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.44
#C237AC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C237AC
4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C237AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C237AC | 1.00 | 4.73 | 4.44 | 4.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3766AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#677BA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC426D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c237ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 55, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.214 335.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d87bc5',
500: '#c237ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c237ac; $custom-light: #d87bc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c237ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 55,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 309.496,
"s": 55.823,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58415,
"c": 0.21361,
"h": 335.1
},
"luminance": 0.1718
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C237AC
secondary
#89CB94
accent
#DF6049
background
#FDF7FC
surface
#FBEEF8
border
#D4C9D1
text
#150A13
muted
#837C82