#C238AD#C238AD

#C238AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.213 H 334.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C238AD
RGB	rgb(194, 56, 173)
HSL	hsl(309, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(309, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 10.8%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.66, 66.24, -33.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.66, 74.10, 333.37°)
OKLab	oklab(58.55% 0.1929 -0.0907)
OKLCH	oklch(58.55% 0.213 334.8)
XYZ	xyz(31.2055, 17.3175, 41.2262)
Luminance	0.1731 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C238AD #38C24D

analogous

#9238C2 #C238AD #C23868

triadic

#C238AD #ADC238 #38ADC2

tetradic

#C238AD #C29238 #38C24D #3868C2

square

#C238AD #C29238 #38C24D #3868C2

split-complementary

#C238AD #68C238 #38C292

monochromatic

#631D58 #932A83 #C238AD #D265C2 #E094D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#C238AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#C238AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C238AD

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C238AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C238AD	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3767B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677BAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB436E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c238ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 56, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.213 334.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87bc6',
    500: '#c238ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c238ad;
$custom-light: #d87bc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c238ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.13,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58552,
    "c": 0.21319,
    "h": 334.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C238AD

secondary

#8ACB94

accent

#DF6049

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #C238AD

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

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