#C396DD#C396DD

#C396DD is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.386; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.111 H 312.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C396DD
RGB	rgb(195, 150, 221)
HSL	hsl(278, 51%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(278, 32%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.8%, 32.1%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.49, 29.70, -29.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.49, 42.00, 315.00°)
OKLab	oklab(74.01% 0.0751 -0.0814)
OKLCH	oklch(74.01% 0.111 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(46.4610, 38.6360, 73.4025)
Luminance	0.3864 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C396DD #B0DD96

analogous

#9F96DD #C396DD #DD96D3

triadic

#C396DD #DDC396 #96DDC3

tetradic

#C396DD #DD9F96 #B0DD96 #96D3DD

square

#C396DD #DD9F96 #B0DD96 #96D3DD

split-complementary

#C396DD #D3DD96 #96DD9F

monochromatic

#8D3DBC #A968CE #C396DD #DDC4EC #F2E8F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.41

#C396DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.73

#C396DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #C396DD

8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C396DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C396DD	1.00	2.41	8.73	8.73
#FFFFFF	2.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8AA5E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#94A8DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C19FB0

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c396dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 150, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.111 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6b5e7',
    500: '#c396dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c396dd;
$custom-light: #d6b5e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c396dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 195,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.028,
    "s": 51.079,
    "l": 72.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74009,
    "c": 0.11078,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.38635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C396DD

secondary

#E3EFDC

accent

#BE275E

background

#FDFBFE

surface

#FAF6FC

border

#D3D0D5

text

#141116

muted

#838084

Preview Lab

Preview with #C396DD

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

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