#C39BDB#C39BDB
#C39BDB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.402; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.100 H 312.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C39BDB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(195, 155, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 47%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 29%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11%, 29.2%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.58, 26.53, -26.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.58, 37.79, 314.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.82% 0.0672 -0.0736) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.82% 0.1 312.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.0111, 40.1599, 72.2792) |
| Luminance | 0.4016 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.40
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.83
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.22
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.46
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.62
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C39BDB #B3DB9B
analogous
#A39BDB #C39BDB #DB9BD3
triadic
#C39BDB #DBC39B #9BDBC3
tetradic
#C39BDB #DBA39B #B3DB9B #9BD3DB
square
#C39BDB #DBA39B #B3DB9B #9BD3DB
split-complementary
#C39BDB #D3DB9B #9BDBA3
monochromatic
#8D43B9 #A86ECB #C39BDB #DEC8EB #F2E8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#C39BDB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.03
#C39BDB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C39BDB
9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C39BDB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C39BDB | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.03 | 9.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91A8DE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AABD9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1A3B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c39bdb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(195, 155, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.100 312.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6b8e6',
500: '#c39bdb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c39bdb; $custom-light: #d6b8e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c39bdb",
"rgb": {
"r": 195,
"g": 155,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.5,
"s": 47.059,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7482,
"c": 0.09966,
"h": 312.4
},
"luminance": 0.40159
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C39BDB
secondary
#E3EEDD
accent
#BA2B61
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FAF6FC
border
#D3D0D5
text
#141116
muted
#838084