#C49EDA#C49EDA
#C49EDA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.413; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.094 H 312.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C49EDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 158, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 45%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 28%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.1%, 27.5%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.35, 24.98, -25.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.35, 35.46, 314.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.42% 0.0637 -0.0687) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.42% 0.094 312.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.6446, 41.2521, 71.7686) |
| Luminance | 0.4125 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.26
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.34
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.39
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.32
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.93
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C49EDA #B4DA9E
analogous
#A69EDA #C49EDA #DA9ED2
triadic
#C49EDA #DAC49E #9EDAC4
tetradic
#C49EDA #DAA69E #B4DA9E #9ED2DA
square
#C49EDA #DAA69E #B4DA9E #9ED2DA
split-complementary
#C49EDA #D2DA9E #9EDAA6
monochromatic
#8E46B8 #A972C9 #C49EDA #DFCAEB #F2E9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#C49EDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.25
#C49EDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C49EDA
9.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C49EDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C49EDA | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.25 | 9.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95AADC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DADD8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2A5B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c49eda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 158, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.094 312.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6bbe5',
500: '#c49eda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c49eda; $custom-light: #d6bbe5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c49eda",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 158,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278,
"s": 44.776,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75419,
"c": 0.09364,
"h": 312.8
},
"luminance": 0.41251
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C49EDA
secondary
#E3EDDE
accent
#B82E60
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FAF6FC
border
#D3D0D5
text
#141115
muted
#838084