#C396DB#C396DB

#C396DB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.108 H 313.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C396DB
RGB	rgb(195, 150, 219)
HSL	hsl(279, 49%, 72%)
HSV	hsv(279, 32%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(11%, 31.5%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.41, 29.29, -28.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.41, 41.02, 315.56°)
OKLab	oklab(73.92% 0.0746 -0.0786)
OKLCH	oklch(73.92% 0.108 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(46.1961, 38.5300, 72.0075)
Luminance	0.3853 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C396DB #AEDB96

analogous

#A096DB #C396DB #DB96D1

triadic

#C396DB #DBC396 #96DBC3

tetradic

#C396DB #DBA096 #AEDB96 #96D1DB

square

#C396DB #DBA096 #AEDB96 #96D1DB

split-complementary

#C396DB #D1DB96 #96DBA0

monochromatic

#8E3FB8 #A968CB #C396DB #DDC4EB #F2E8F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.41

#C396DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.71

#C396DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #C396DB

8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C396DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C396DB	1.00	2.41	8.71	8.71
#FFFFFF	2.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8BA4DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95A8D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C19FAF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c396db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 150, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.108 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6b5e6',
    500: '#c396db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c396db;
$custom-light: #d6b5e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c396db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 195,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.13,
    "s": 48.936,
    "l": 72.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73924,
    "c": 0.10839,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.38529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C396DB

secondary

#E3EEDD

accent

#BC295C

background

#FDFBFE

surface

#FAF6FC

border

#D3D0D5

text

#141116

muted

#838084

Preview Lab

Preview with #C396DB

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

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