#C2B4CD#C2B4CD
#C2B4CD is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.485; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.038 H 310.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2B4CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 180, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 20%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 12%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.4%, 12.2%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.15, 9.62, -10.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.15, 14.47, 311.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.94% 0.0247 -0.029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.94% 0.038 310.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.5870, 48.5199, 64.4987) |
| Luminance | 0.4852 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 4.97
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.13
Pale Lilac
#E4CBFF
ΔE00 10.29
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 10.42
Pale Lavender
#EECFFE
ΔE00 10.75
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 10.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2B4CD #BFCDB4
analogous
#B5B4CD #C2B4CD #CDB4CB
triadic
#C2B4CD #CDC2B4 #B4CDC2
tetradic
#C2B4CD #CDB5B4 #BFCDB4 #B4CBCD
square
#C2B4CD #CDB5B4 #BFCDB4 #B4CBCD
split-complementary
#C2B4CD #CBCDB4 #B4CDB5
monochromatic
#866B9C #A48FB5 #C2B4CD #E0D9E5 #F0EDF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#C2B4CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.70
#C2B4CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2B4CD
10.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2B4CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2B4CD | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.70 | 10.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1B8CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3B9CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1B7BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2b4cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 180, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.038 310.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4cadc',
500: '#c2b4cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2b4cd; $custom-light: #d4cadc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2b4cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 180,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.6,
"s": 20,
"l": 75.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78943,
"c": 0.03807,
"h": 310.4
},
"luminance": 0.4852
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2B4CD
secondary
#E5E9E2
accent
#9E476E
background
#FDFCFD
surface
#FAF8FB
border
#D3D1D4
text
#141315
muted
#838283