#C238B4#C238B4

#C238B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.218 H 332.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C238B4
RGB	rgb(194, 56, 180)
HSL	hsl(306, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(306, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 7.2%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.00, 67.29, -36.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.00, 76.69, 331.34°)
OKLab	oklab(58.91% 0.1934 -0.101)
OKLCH	oklch(58.91% 0.218 332.4)
XYZ	xyz(31.9006, 17.5956, 44.8873)
Luminance	0.1759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C238B4 #38C246

analogous

#8B38C2 #C238B4 #C2386F

triadic

#C238B4 #B4C238 #38B4C2

tetradic

#C238B4 #C28B38 #38C246 #386FC2

square

#C238B4 #C28B38 #38C246 #386FC2

split-complementary

#C238B4 #6FC238 #38C28B

monochromatic

#631D5C #932A88 #C238B4 #D265C7 #E094D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#C238B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#C238B4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C238B4

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C238B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C238B4	1.00	4.65	4.52	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3168B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647BB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA4672

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c238b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 56, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.218 332.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87bcb',
    500: '#c238b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c238b4;
$custom-light: #d87bcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c238b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.087,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58912,
    "c": 0.21822,
    "h": 332.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C238B4

secondary

#8ACB91

accent

#DF5849

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #C238B4

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

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