#C296CD#C296CD
#C296CD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.092 H 319.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C296CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 150, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 35%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 27%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.4%, 26.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.79, 26.12, -21.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.79, 34.10, 320.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.26% 0.0696 -0.0595) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.26% 0.092 319.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.1724, 37.6908, 62.6939) |
| Luminance | 0.3769 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.24
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.08
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.26
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.27
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.82
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 7.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C296CD #A1CD96
analogous
#A796CD #C296CD #CD96BD
triadic
#C296CD #CDC296 #96CDC2
tetradic
#C296CD #CDA796 #A1CD96 #96BDCD
square
#C296CD #CDA796 #A1CD96 #96BDCD
split-complementary
#C296CD #BDCD96 #96CDA7
monochromatic
#8D4B9E #AA6DB9 #C296CD #DABFE1 #F2E9F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#C296CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.54
#C296CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C296CD
8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C296CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C296CD | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.54 | 8.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90A2CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA7CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C39CA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c296cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 150, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.092 319.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5b5dc',
500: '#c296cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c296cd; $custom-light: #d5b5dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c296cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 150,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288,
"s": 35.484,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73259,
"c": 0.09153,
"h": 319.5
},
"luminance": 0.3769
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C296CD
secondary
#DBE7D8
accent
#AE374F
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF6FB
border
#D3D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#838083