#C299BF#C299BF
#C299BF is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.071 H 328.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C299BF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 153, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(304, 25%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(304, 21%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.1%, 1.5%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.03, 21.76, -13.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.03, 25.75, 327.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.29% 0.0606 -0.0369) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.29% 0.071 328.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.0424, 38.0145, 54.3503) |
| Luminance | 0.3801 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 2.49
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 6.35
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.91
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 7.69
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.20
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C299BF #99C29C
analogous
#B099C2 #C299BF #C299AA
triadic
#C299BF #BFC299 #99BFC2
tetradic
#C299BF #C2B099 #99C29C #99AAC2
square
#C299BF #C2B099 #99C29C #99AAC2
split-complementary
#C299BF #AAC299 #99C2B0
monochromatic
#8D5488 #AB73A7 #C299BF #D9BFD7 #F0E6EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#C299BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.60
#C299BF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C299BF
8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C299BF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C299BF | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.60 | 8.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A3C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A8BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C59CA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c299bf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 153, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.071 328.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4b7d2',
500: '#c299bf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c299bf; $custom-light: #d4b7d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c299bf",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 153,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 304.39,
"s": 25.153,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73285,
"c": 0.07095,
"h": 328.7
},
"luminance": 0.38013
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C299BF
secondary
#D5E2D6
accent
#A44942
background
#FDFBFC
surface
#FAF6F9
border
#D3D0D2
text
#141114
muted
#838082