#C492CD#C492CD
#C492CD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.100 H 321.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C492CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 146, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(291, 37%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(291, 29%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.4%, 28.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.05, 28.98, -23.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.05, 37.02, 321.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.74% 0.0779 -0.0625) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.74% 0.1 321.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.0619, 36.7024, 62.5090) |
| Luminance | 0.3670 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.12
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.26
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.15
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.23
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.01
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C492CD #9BCD92
analogous
#A792CD #C492CD #CD92B9
triadic
#C492CD #CDC492 #92CDC4
tetradic
#C492CD #CDA792 #9BCD92 #92B9CD
square
#C492CD #CDA792 #9BCD92 #92B9CD
split-complementary
#C492CD #B9CD92 #92CDA7
monochromatic
#90489D #AD68BA #C492CD #DBBCE0 #F1E6F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#C492CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.34
#C492CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C492CD
8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C492CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C492CD | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.34 | 8.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8CA0CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A5CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C698A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c492cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 146, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.100 321.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6b2dc',
500: '#c492cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c492cd; $custom-light: #d6b2dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c492cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 146,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290.847,
"s": 37.107,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7274,
"c": 0.0999,
"h": 321.2
},
"luminance": 0.36701
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C492CD
secondary
#D7E6D5
accent
#B03548
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF6FB
border
#D3D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#838083