#C272CD#C272CD
#C272CD is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.155 H 322.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C272CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 114, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 48%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 44%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.4%, 44.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.81, 45.68, -34.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.81, 57.08, 323.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.22% 0.1231 -0.0941) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.22% 0.155 322.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2837, 27.9133, 61.0643) |
| Luminance | 0.2791 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 2.93
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 4.19
Soft Purple
#A66FB5
ΔE00 6.11
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.20
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.91
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 7.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C272CD #7DCD72
analogous
#9472CD #C272CD #CD72AB
triadic
#C272CD #CDC272 #72CDC2
tetradic
#C272CD #CD9472 #7DCD72 #72ABCD
square
#C272CD #CD9472 #7DCD72 #72ABCD
split-complementary
#C272CD #ABCD72 #72CD94
monochromatic
#863391 #AE45BD #C272CD #D69FDD #E9CCED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.19
#C272CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.58
#C272CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C272CD
6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C272CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C272CD | 1.00 | 3.19 | 6.58 | 6.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#668AD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D93CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C57D96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c272cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 114, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.155 322.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d69ddc',
500: '#c272cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c272cd; $custom-light: #d69ddc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c272cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 114,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.747,
"s": 47.644,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67224,
"c": 0.15493,
"h": 322.6
},
"luminance": 0.27912
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C272CD
secondary
#C1DEBD
accent
#BB2B3C
background
#FDF9FD
surface
#FAF2FB
border
#D3CCD4
text
#140E15
muted
#837E83