#C2A9EE#C2A9EE
#C2A9EE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 78.1% C 0.100 H 300.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2A9EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 169, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 67%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(262, 29%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.5%, 29%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.56, 22.56, -31.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.56, 38.50, 305.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.08% 0.051 -0.0858) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.08% 0.1 300.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.8655, 46.0182, 87.0223) |
| Luminance | 0.4602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 2.52
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.53
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 3.98
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 3.98
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.53
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2A9EE #D5EEA9
analogous
#A9B3EE #C2A9EE #E4A9EE
triadic
#C2A9EE #EEC2A9 #A9EEC2
tetradic
#C2A9EE #EEA9B3 #D5EEA9 #A9EEE4
square
#C2A9EE #EEA9B3 #D5EEA9 #A9EEE4
split-complementary
#C2A9EE #EEE4A9 #B3EEA9
monochromatic
#7A43DA #9E76E4 #C2A9EE #E6DCF8 #EDE5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#C2A9EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.20
#C2A9EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2A9EE
10.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2A9EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2A9EE | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.20 | 10.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AB4F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FB4EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BBB3C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2a9ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 169, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.1% 0.100 300.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5c2f3',
500: '#c2a9ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2a9ee; $custom-light: #d5c2f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2a9ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 169,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.739,
"s": 66.99,
"l": 79.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78082,
"c": 0.09983,
"h": 300.7
},
"luminance": 0.46018
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2A9EE
secondary
#E9F1DA
accent
#CF178C
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FAF7FD
border
#D3D0D5
text
#141217
muted
#838185