#C238B0#C238B0
#C238B0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.215 H 333.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C238B0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 56, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(308, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(308, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 9.3%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.80, 66.69, -34.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.80, 75.19, 332.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.7% 0.1932 -0.0951) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.7% 0.215 333.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4990, 17.4349, 42.7722) |
| Luminance | 0.1743 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 2.04
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 4.64
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 5.54
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 6.58
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 7.23
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 7.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C238B0 #38C24A
analogous
#8F38C2 #C238B0 #C2386B
triadic
#C238B0 #B0C238 #38B0C2
tetradic
#C238B0 #C28F38 #38C24A #386BC2
square
#C238B0 #C28F38 #38C24A #386BC2
split-complementary
#C238B0 #6BC238 #38C28F
monochromatic
#631D5A #932A85 #C238B0 #D265C4 #E094D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.68
#C238B0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.49
#C238B0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C238B0
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C238B0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C238B0 | 1.00 | 4.68 | 4.49 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3467B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#667BAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB4470
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c238b0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 56, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.215 333.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d87bc8',
500: '#c238b0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c238b0; $custom-light: #d87bc8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c238b0",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 56,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 307.826,
"s": 55.2,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58704,
"c": 0.21532,
"h": 333.8
},
"luminance": 0.17432
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C238B0
secondary
#8ACB93
accent
#DF5D49
background
#FDF8FC
surface
#FBEFF8
border
#D4CAD1
text
#150A13
muted
#837C82