#C49AEF#C49AEF
#C49AEF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.411; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.126 H 306.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C49AEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 154, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 73%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 36%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18%, 35.6%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.23, 31.66, -36.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.23, 48.60, 310.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.6% 0.0748 -0.1019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.6% 0.126 306.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.8975, 41.0793, 86.9450) |
| Luminance | 0.4108 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 1.45
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 1.47
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 2.69
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 2.70
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 4.44
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C49AEF #C5EF9A
analogous
#9A9BEF #C49AEF #EF9AEF
triadic
#C49AEF #EFC49A #9AEFC4
tetradic
#C49AEF #EF9A9B #C5EF9A #9AEFEF
square
#C49AEF #EF9A9B #C5EF9A #9AEFEF
split-complementary
#C49AEF #EFEF9A #9BEF9A
monochromatic
#8630DE #A565E7 #C49AEF #E3CFF7 #F0E5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#C49AEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.22
#C49AEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C49AEF
9.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C49AEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C49AEF | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.22 | 9.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#88AAF2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91ACED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BEA7BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c49aef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 154, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.126 306.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7b8f4',
500: '#c49aef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c49aef; $custom-light: #d7b8f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c49aef",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 154,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.647,
"s": 72.65,
"l": 77.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75596,
"c": 0.12643,
"h": 306.3
},
"luminance": 0.41079
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C49AEF
secondary
#E6F2D9
accent
#D51174
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FAF6FD
border
#D3D0D5
text
#141117
muted
#838085