#C28DCD#C28DCD
#C28DCD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.108 H 320.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C28DCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 141, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 39%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 31%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.4%, 31.2%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.69, 31.09, -25.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.69, 39.98, 321.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.66% 0.0831 -0.0684) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.66% 0.108 320.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7910, 34.9280, 62.2334) |
| Luminance | 0.3493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.62
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 5.65
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.32
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.49
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.51
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C28DCD #98CD8D
analogous
#A28DCD #C28DCD #CD8DB8
triadic
#C28DCD #CDC28D #8DCDC2
tetradic
#C28DCD #CDA28D #98CD8D #8DB8CD
square
#C28DCD #CDA28D #98CD8D #8DB8CD
split-complementary
#C28DCD #B8CD8D #8DCDA2
monochromatic
#8C449B #AB62BA #C28DCD #D9B8E0 #F0E2F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#C28DCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#C28DCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C28DCD
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C28DCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C28DCD | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#869CCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A2CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C394A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c28dcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 141, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.108 320.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5afdc',
500: '#c28dcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c28dcd; $custom-light: #d5afdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c28dcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 141,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.688,
"s": 39.024,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71657,
"c": 0.10768,
"h": 320.5
},
"luminance": 0.34927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C28DCD
secondary
#D4E5D1
accent
#B23349
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FAF4FB
border
#D3CED4
text
#141015
muted
#837F83