#C38BD2#C38BD2

#C38BD2 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.117 H 319.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C38BD2
RGB	rgb(195, 139, 210)
HSL	hsl(287, 44%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(287, 34%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.1%, 33.8%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.53, 33.51, -28.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.53, 43.77, 319.96°)
OKLab	oklab(71.62% 0.0886 -0.077)
OKLCH	oklch(71.62% 0.117 319)
XYZ	xyz(43.3696, 34.7216, 65.3776)
Luminance	0.3472 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C38BD2 #9AD28B

analogous

#9F8BD2 #C38BD2 #D28BBD

triadic

#C38BD2 #D2C38B #8BD2C3

tetradic

#C38BD2 #D29F8B #9AD28B #8BBDD2

square

#C38BD2 #D29F8B #9AD28B #8BBDD2

split-complementary

#C38BD2 #BDD28B #8BD29F

monochromatic

#8E3FA3 #AC5FC1 #C38BD2 #DAB7E3 #F1E3F4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.64

#C38BD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.94

#C38BD2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #C38BD2

7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C38BD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C38BD2	1.00	2.64	7.94	7.94
#FFFFFF	2.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.94	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.94	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#829BD5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8FA1D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C493A5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9F9F9F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c38bd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 139, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.117 319.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6ade0',
    500: '#c38bd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c38bd2;
$custom-light: #d6ade0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c38bd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 195,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.324,
    "s": 44.099,
    "l": 68.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71621,
    "c": 0.11736,
    "h": 319
  },
  "luminance": 0.3472
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C38BD2

secondary

#D6E7D2

accent

#B72E4B

background

#FDFAFD

surface

#FAF4FB

border

#D3CED4

text

#141015

muted

#837F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C38BD2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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