#C36CD3#C36CD3
#C36CD3 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.171 H 321.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C36CD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 108, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(291, 54%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(291, 49%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.6%, 48.8%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.00, 50.23, -38.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.00, 63.51, 322.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.74% 0.1337 -0.1074) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.74% 0.171 321.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6248, 27.0320, 64.7458) |
| Luminance | 0.2703 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 4.54
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 4.61
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.83
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 6.37
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 6.54
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C36CD3 #7CD36C
analogous
#906CD3 #C36CD3 #D36CAF
triadic
#C36CD3 #D3C36C #6CD3C3
tetradic
#C36CD3 #D3906C #7CD36C #6CAFD3
square
#C36CD3 #D3906C #7CD36C #6CAFD3
split-complementary
#C36CD3 #AFD36C #6CD390
monochromatic
#872D97 #B03DC5 #C36CD3 #D69BE1 #E9CAEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#C36CD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.41
#C36CD3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C36CD3
6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C36CD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C36CD3 | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.41 | 6.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C88D6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7691D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C57A96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c36cd3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 108, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.171 321.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d799e1',
500: '#c36cd3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c36cd3; $custom-light: #d799e1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c36cd3",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 108,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290.68,
"s": 53.927,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66739,
"c": 0.17147,
"h": 321.2
},
"luminance": 0.2703
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C36CD3
secondary
#C0E0BB
accent
#C1243D
background
#FDF9FD
surface
#FBF2FB
border
#D4CCD4
text
#150E15
muted
#837E83