#C38ECB#C38ECB
#C38ECB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.104 H 322.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C38ECB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 142, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 37%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 30%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.9%, 30%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.95, 30.47, -23.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.95, 38.54, 322.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.85% 0.0822 -0.0642) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.85% 0.104 322) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.9569, 35.2611, 61.0315) |
| Luminance | 0.3526 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.14
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 5.72
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.97
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.71
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.99
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C38ECB #96CB8E
analogous
#A48ECB #C38ECB #CB8EB5
triadic
#C38ECB #CBC38E #8ECBC3
tetradic
#C38ECB #CBA48E #96CB8E #8EB5CB
square
#C38ECB #CBA48E #96CB8E #8EB5CB
split-complementary
#C38ECB #B5CB8E #8ECBA4
monochromatic
#8E4698 #AD64B8 #C38ECB #D9B8DE #F0E2F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#C38ECB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#C38ECB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C38ECB
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C38ECB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C38ECB | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.05 | 8.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#889CCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A2C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C594A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c38ecb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 142, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.104 322.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6afdb',
500: '#c38ecb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c38ecb; $custom-light: #d6afdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c38ecb",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 142,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.131,
"s": 36.97,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71853,
"c": 0.1043,
"h": 322
},
"luminance": 0.3526
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C38ECB
secondary
#D3E4D1
accent
#B03646
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FAF4FB
border
#D3CED4
text
#141015
muted
#837F83