#C296CB#C296CB
#C296CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.089 H 320.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C296CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 150, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 34%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 26%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.4%, 26.1%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.72, 25.73, -20.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.72, 33.16, 320.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.18% 0.069 -0.0567) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.18% 0.089 320.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9326, 37.5948, 61.4306) |
| Luminance | 0.3759 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.67
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.71
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.31
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.61
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.29
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 7.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C296CB #9FCB96
analogous
#A896CB #C296CB #CB96BA
triadic
#C296CB #CBC296 #96CBC2
tetradic
#C296CB #CBA896 #9FCB96 #96BACB
square
#C296CB #CBA896 #9FCB96 #96BACB
split-complementary
#C296CB #BACB96 #96CBA8
monochromatic
#8D4C9A #AA6DB7 #C296CB #DABFDF #F2E8F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#C296CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.52
#C296CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C296CB
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C296CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C296CB | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.52 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90A2CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA7C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C39BA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c296cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 150, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.089 320.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5b5db',
500: '#c296cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c296cb; $custom-light: #d5b5db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c296cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 150,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.811,
"s": 33.758,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73181,
"c": 0.08928,
"h": 320.6
},
"luminance": 0.37594
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C296CB
secondary
#D9E6D7
accent
#AD394D
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF6FA
border
#D3D0D3
text
#141115
muted
#838083