#C287C5#C287C5
#C287C5 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.328; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.110 H 325.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C287C5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 135, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 35%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 31%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.5%, 31.5%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.02, 32.83, -23.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.02, 40.21, 324.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.29% 0.0901 -0.063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.29% 0.11 325) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.9891, 32.8299, 56.9901) |
| Luminance | 0.3283 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.96
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.32
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 5.34
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.30
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.37
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C287C5 #8AC587
analogous
#A387C5 #C287C5 #C587A9
triadic
#C287C5 #C5C287 #87C5C2
tetradic
#C287C5 #C5A387 #8AC587 #87A9C5
square
#C287C5 #C5A387 #8AC587 #87A9C5
split-complementary
#C287C5 #A9C587 #87C5A3
monochromatic
#8A448D #AD5EB1 #C287C5 #D7B0D9 #ECDAED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#C287C5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.57
#C287C5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C287C5
7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C287C5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C287C5 | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.57 | 7.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8297C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909EC3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C58D9E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c287c5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 135, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.110 325.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5abd6',
500: '#c287c5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c287c5; $custom-light: #d5abd6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c287c5",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 135,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297.097,
"s": 34.831,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70289,
"c": 0.1099,
"h": 325
},
"luminance": 0.32828
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C287C5
secondary
#CADEC9
accent
#AE383E
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FAF4FA
border
#D3CED3
text
#141014
muted
#837F83