#C2B4CE#C2B4CE
#C2B4CE is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.486; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.039 H 309.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C2B4CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 180, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 21%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 13%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.8%, 12.6%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.18, 9.81, -11.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.18, 14.97, 310.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.98% 0.025 -0.0303) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.98% 0.039 309.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.7081, 48.5683, 65.1365) |
| Luminance | 0.4857 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 4.98
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.00
Pale Lilac
#E4CBFF
ΔE00 10.04
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 10.14
Pale Lavender
#EECFFE
ΔE00 10.56
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 10.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C2B4CE #C0CEB4
analogous
#B5B4CE #C2B4CE #CEB4CD
triadic
#C2B4CE #CEC2B4 #B4CEC2
tetradic
#C2B4CE #CEB5B4 #C0CEB4 #B4CDCE
square
#C2B4CE #CEB5B4 #C0CEB4 #B4CDCE
split-complementary
#C2B4CE #CDCEB4 #B4CEB5
monochromatic
#866A9E #A48FB6 #C2B4CE #E0D9E6 #F0ECF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#C2B4CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.71
#C2B4CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C2B4CE
10.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C2B4CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C2B4CE | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.71 | 10.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0B8CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3B9CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1B7BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c2b4ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 180, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.039 309.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4cadd',
500: '#c2b4ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c2b4ce; $custom-light: #d4cadd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c2b4ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 180,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.308,
"s": 20.968,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78976,
"c": 0.03933,
"h": 309.5
},
"luminance": 0.48568
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C2B4CE
secondary
#E5E9E2
accent
#9F466F
background
#FDFCFD
surface
#FAF8FB
border
#D3D1D4
text
#141315
muted
#838283