#C237B0#C237B0
#C237B0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.216 H 333.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C237B0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 55, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(308, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(308, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 9.3%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.68, 67.02, -34.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.68, 75.58, 332.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.62% 0.1942 -0.0957) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.62% 0.216 333.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4510, 17.3390, 42.7562) |
| Luminance | 0.1734 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 2.13
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 4.77
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.51
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 6.54
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 7.19
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 7.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C237B0 #37C249
analogous
#8F37C2 #C237B0 #C2376B
triadic
#C237B0 #B0C237 #37B0C2
tetradic
#C237B0 #C28F37 #37C249 #376BC2
square
#C237B0 #C28F37 #37C249 #376BC2
split-complementary
#C237B0 #6BC237 #37C28F
monochromatic
#631C59 #922985 #C237B0 #D363C4 #E093D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.70
#C237B0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.47
#C237B0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C237B0
4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C237B0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C237B0 | 1.00 | 4.70 | 4.47 | 4.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3367B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#667BAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB4470
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c237b0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 55, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.216 333.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d87bc8',
500: '#c237b0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c237b0; $custom-light: #d87bc8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c237b0",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 55,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 307.77,
"s": 55.823,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58618,
"c": 0.21644,
"h": 333.8
},
"luminance": 0.17336
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C237B0
secondary
#89CB92
accent
#DF5C49
background
#FDF8FC
surface
#FBEFF8
border
#D4CAD1
text
#150A13
muted
#837C82