#C237C3#C237C3
#C237C3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.231 H 327.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C237C3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 55, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.5%, 71.8%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.67, 70.00, -44.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.67, 82.92, 327.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.65% 0.1948 -0.1232) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.65% 0.231 327.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4642, 18.1442, 53.3588) |
| Luminance | 0.1814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 2.70
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 4.56
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 4.64
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.63
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 6.14
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C237C3 #38C337
analogous
#7C37C3 #C237C3 #C3377E
triadic
#C237C3 #C3C237 #37C3C2
tetradic
#C237C3 #C37C37 #38C337 #377EC3
square
#C237C3 #C37C37 #38C337 #377EC3
split-complementary
#C237C3 #7EC337 #37C37C
monochromatic
#631C64 #932A93 #C237C3 #D264D3 #E094E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.54
#C237C3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.63
#C237C3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C237C3
4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C237C3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C237C3 | 1.00 | 4.54 | 4.63 | 4.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1A6BC7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C7CBF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C84D7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c237c3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 55, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.231 327.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d87bd6',
500: '#c237c3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c237c3; $custom-light: #d87bd6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c237c3",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 55,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 299.571,
"s": 56,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59646,
"c": 0.23052,
"h": 327.7
},
"luminance": 0.18142
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C237C3
secondary
#8ACC8A
accent
#DF494A
background
#FDF8FD
surface
#FBEFFA
border
#D4CAD3
text
#150A14
muted
#837C83