#C396DF#C396DF

#C396DF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.113 H 311.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C396DF
RGB	rgb(195, 150, 223)
HSL	hsl(277, 53%, 73%)
HSV	hsv(277, 33%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.6%, 32.7%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.56, 30.12, -30.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.56, 43.00, 314.47°)
OKLab	oklab(74.09% 0.0756 -0.0842)
OKLCH	oklch(74.09% 0.113 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(46.7290, 38.7432, 74.8142)
Luminance	0.3874 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C396DF #B2DF96

analogous

#9E96DF #C396DF #DF96D7

triadic

#C396DF #DFC396 #96DFC3

tetradic

#C396DF #DF9E96 #B2DF96 #96D7DF

square

#C396DF #DF9E96 #B2DF96 #96D7DF

split-complementary

#C396DF #D7DF96 #96DF9E

monochromatic

#8D3BC0 #A867D1 #C396DF #DEC5ED #F2E8F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.40

#C396DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.75

#C396DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #C396DF

8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C396DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C396DF	1.00	2.40	8.75	8.75
#FFFFFF	2.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8AA5E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#94A8DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C0A0B1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c396df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 150, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.113 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6b5e9',
    500: '#c396df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c396df;
$custom-light: #d6b5e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c396df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 195,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.986,
    "s": 53.285,
    "l": 73.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74094,
    "c": 0.11319,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.38743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C396DF

secondary

#E3EFDC

accent

#C12561

background

#FDFBFE

surface

#FAF6FD

border

#D3D0D5

text

#141116

muted

#838084

Preview Lab

Preview with #C396DF

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

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