#C396CF#C396CF
#C396CF is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.094 H 319.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C396CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 150, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 37%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 28%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.8%, 27.5%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.96, 26.85, -22.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.96, 35.19, 319.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.43% 0.0713 -0.0618) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.43% 0.094 319.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.6730, 37.9207, 63.9855) |
| Luminance | 0.3792 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.01
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.08
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.40
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.17
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.44
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 7.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C396CF #A2CF96
analogous
#A696CF #C396CF #CF96BF
triadic
#C396CF #CFC396 #96CFC3
tetradic
#C396CF #CFA696 #A2CF96 #96BFCF
square
#C396CF #CFA696 #A2CF96 #96BFCF
split-complementary
#C396CF #BFCF96 #96CFA6
monochromatic
#8F4AA1 #AB6CBC #C396CF #DBC0E2 #F3EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#C396CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.58
#C396CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C396CF
8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C396CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C396CF | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.58 | 8.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8FA3D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A7CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C49CAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c396cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 150, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.094 319.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5b5dd',
500: '#c396cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c396cf; $custom-light: #d5b5dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c396cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 150,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.368,
"s": 37.255,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73435,
"c": 0.09437,
"h": 319.1
},
"luminance": 0.3792
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C396CF
secondary
#DCE8D8
accent
#B0354F
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF6FB
border
#D3D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#838083