#C238B8#C238B8

#C238B8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.221 H 331.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C238B8
RGB	rgb(194, 56, 184)
HSL	hsl(304, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(304, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 5.2%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.20, 67.91, -38.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.20, 78.22, 330.26°)
OKLab	oklab(59.12% 0.1937 -0.1068)
OKLCH	oklch(59.12% 0.221 331.1)
XYZ	xyz(32.3140, 17.7609, 47.0644)
Luminance	0.1776 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C238B8 #38C242

analogous

#8738C2 #C238B8 #C23873

triadic

#C238B8 #B8C238 #38B8C2

tetradic

#C238B8 #C28738 #38C242 #3873C2

square

#C238B8 #C28738 #38C242 #3873C2

split-complementary

#C238B8 #73C238 #38C287

monochromatic

#631D5E #932A8B #C238B8 #D265CB #E094DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#C238B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#C238B8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C238B8

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C238B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C238B8	1.00	4.61	4.55	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C69BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#627CB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA4874

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c238b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 56, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.221 331.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87bce',
    500: '#c238b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c238b8;
$custom-light: #d87bce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c238b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.348,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59124,
    "c": 0.22116,
    "h": 331.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17758
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C238B8

secondary

#8ACB8F

accent

#DF5449

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF9

border

#D4CAD2

text

#150A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #C238B8

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

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