#C49EC2#C49EC2
#C49EC2 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.066 H 327.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C49EC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 158, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(303, 24%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(303, 19%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.4%, 1%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.53, 20.25, -13.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.53, 24.15, 326.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.52% 0.0562 -0.0352) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.52% 0.066 327.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7283, 40.0856, 56.4096) |
| Luminance | 0.4008 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 1.31
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.95
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.47
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.39
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.75
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C49EC2 #9EC4A0
analogous
#B39EC4 #C49EC2 #C49EAF
triadic
#C49EC2 #C2C49E #9EC2C4
tetradic
#C49EC2 #C4B39E #9EC4A0 #9EAFC4
square
#C49EC2 #C4B39E #9EC4A0 #9EAFC4
split-complementary
#C49EC2 #AFC49E #9EC4B3
monochromatic
#90588D #AD78AA #C49EC2 #DBC4DA #F2EAF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#C49EC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.02
#C49EC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C49EC2
9.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C49EC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C49EC2 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.02 | 9.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA7C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5ACC1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7A1AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c49ec2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 158, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.066 327.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6bbd4',
500: '#c49ec2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c49ec2; $custom-light: #d6bbd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c49ec2",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 158,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 303.158,
"s": 24.359,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74516,
"c": 0.06634,
"h": 327.9
},
"luminance": 0.40085
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C49EC2
secondary
#D9E4DA
accent
#A34843
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF6FA
border
#D3D0D3
text
#141114
muted
#838083