#C261CD#C261CD
#C261CD is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.183 H 323.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C261CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 97, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(294, 52%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(294, 53%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.4%, 52.7%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.51, 54.29, -39.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.51, 67.07, 324.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.78% 0.1468 -0.1088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.78% 0.183 323.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5412, 24.4283, 60.4835) |
| Luminance | 0.2443 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.79
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 4.52
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 4.76
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 5.57
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.95
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C261CD #6CCD61
analogous
#8C61CD #C261CD #CD61A2
triadic
#C261CD #CDC261 #61CDC2
tetradic
#C261CD #CD8C61 #6CCD61 #61A2CD
square
#C261CD #CD8C61 #6CCD61 #61A2CD
split-complementary
#C261CD #A2CD61 #61CD8C
monochromatic
#7F2B88 #AA3AB7 #C261CD #D48FDC #E6BEEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.57
#C261CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.89
#C261CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C261CD
5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C261CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C261CD | 1.00 | 3.57 | 5.89 | 5.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5180D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#708CCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C56F8E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c261cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 97, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.183 323.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d792dc',
500: '#c261cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c261cd; $custom-light: #d792dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c261cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 97,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 293.889,
"s": 51.923,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64782,
"c": 0.1827,
"h": 323.4
},
"luminance": 0.24427
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C261CD
secondary
#B4DAB0
accent
#DB4C5B
background
#FDF9FD
surface
#FBF1FB
border
#D4CBD4
text
#150D15
muted
#837E83