#C36CD7#C36CD7
#C36CD7 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.175 H 319.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C36CD7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 108, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 57%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 50%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.3%, 49.8%, 0%, 15.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.19, 51.01, -40.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.19, 65.33, 321.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.94% 0.1342 -0.113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.94% 0.175 319.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1325, 27.2351, 67.4197) |
| Luminance | 0.2723 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 4.81
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.22
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 5.71
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 5.88
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 6.04
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C36CD7 #80D76C
analogous
#8D6CD7 #C36CD7 #D76CB5
triadic
#C36CD7 #D7C36C #6CD7C3
tetradic
#C36CD7 #D78D6C #80D76C #6CB5D7
square
#C36CD7 #D78D6C #80D76C #6CB5D7
split-complementary
#C36CD7 #B5D76C #6CD78D
monochromatic
#882B9E #AF3CCA #C36CD7 #D79CE4 #EACCF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#C36CD7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.45
#C36CD7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C36CD7
6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C36CD7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C36CD7 | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.45 | 6.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A88DB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7492D4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C47B98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c36cd7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 108, 215); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.175 319.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d799e4',
500: '#c36cd7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c36cd7; $custom-light: #d799e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c36cd7",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 108,
"b": 215
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.785,
"s": 57.219,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66939,
"c": 0.17549,
"h": 319.9
},
"luminance": 0.27234
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C36CD7
secondary
#C3E2BC
accent
#C5213F
background
#FDF9FD
surface
#FBF2FB
border
#D4CCD4
text
#150E15
muted
#837E83