#C299CB#C299CB
#C299CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.386; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.084 H 320.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C299CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 153, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 32%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 25%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.4%, 24.6%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.43, 24.07, -19.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.43, 31.18, 320.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.73% 0.0644 -0.0537) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.73% 0.084 320.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.4174, 38.5645, 61.5922) |
| Luminance | 0.3856 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.82
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.27
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.33
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.50
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.48
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C299CB #A2CB99
analogous
#A999CB #C299CB #CB99BB
triadic
#C299CB #CBC299 #99CBC2
tetradic
#C299CB #CBA999 #A2CB99 #99BBCB
square
#C299CB #CBA999 #A2CB99 #99BBCB
split-complementary
#C299CB #BBCB99 #99CBA9
monochromatic
#8D4F9B #AA70B6 #C299CB #DAC2E0 #F2EAF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#C299CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.71
#C299CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C299CB
8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C299CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C299CB | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.71 | 8.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94A4CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA8C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C39EAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c299cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 153, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.084 320.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5b7db',
500: '#c299cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c299cb; $custom-light: #d5b7db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c299cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 153,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.2,
"s": 32.468,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73728,
"c": 0.08386,
"h": 320.2
},
"luminance": 0.38564
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C299CB
secondary
#DBE7D9
accent
#AB3A4F
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF6FA
border
#D3D0D3
text
#141115
muted
#838083