#C2A8BE#C2A8BE
#C2A8BE is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.043 H 331.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2A8BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 168, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 18%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 13%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.4%, 2.1%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.69, 13.31, -7.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.69, 15.40, 329.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.1% 0.0373 -0.0206) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.1% 0.043 331.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5439, 43.1931, 54.6431) |
| Luminance | 0.4319 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.45
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 6.15
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 8.00
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.52
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 9.95
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 10.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2A8BE #A8C2AC
analogous
#B9A8C2 #C2A8BE #C2A8B1
triadic
#C2A8BE #BEC2A8 #A8BEC2
tetradic
#C2A8BE #C2B9A8 #A8C2AC #A8B1C2
square
#C2A8BE #C2B9A8 #A8C2AC #A8B1C2
split-complementary
#C2A8BE #B1C2A8 #A8C2B9
monochromatic
#8D6386 #A984A3 #C2A8BE #DBCCD9 #F2EDF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#C2A8BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.64
#C2A8BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2A8BE
9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2A8BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2A8BE | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.64 | 9.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7AEBF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADB1BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5A9AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2a8be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 168, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.043 331.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4c2d1',
500: '#c2a8be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2a8be; $custom-light: #d4c2d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2a8be",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 168,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 309.231,
"s": 17.568,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76099,
"c": 0.04258,
"h": 331.1
},
"luminance": 0.43192
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2A8BE
secondary
#DFE6E1
accent
#9C564A
background
#FDFBFC
surface
#FAF7F9
border
#D3D0D2
text
#141214
muted
#838182