#C49FCD#C49FCD
#C49FCD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.409; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.076 H 319.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C49FCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 159, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 22%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.4%, 22.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.13, 21.81, -18.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.13, 28.49, 319.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.1% 0.0583 -0.0495) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.1% 0.076 319.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.1810, 40.9407, 63.2153) |
| Luminance | 0.4094 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 2.49
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.42
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.56
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.66
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.85
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C49FCD #A8CD9F
analogous
#AD9FCD #C49FCD #CD9FBF
triadic
#C49FCD #CDC49F #9FCDC4
tetradic
#C49FCD #CDAD9F #A8CD9F #9FBFCD
square
#C49FCD #CDAD9F #A8CD9F #9FBFCD
split-complementary
#C49FCD #BFCD9F #9FCDAD
monochromatic
#90539F #AB77B8 #C49FCD #DDC7E2 #F3EBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#C49FCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.19
#C49FCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C49FCD
9.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C49FCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C49FCD | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.19 | 9.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA9CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2ADCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5A4AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c49fcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 159, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.076 319.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6bbdc',
500: '#c49fcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c49fcd; $custom-light: #d6bbdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c49fcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 159,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.261,
"s": 31.507,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75101,
"c": 0.07649,
"h": 319.6
},
"luminance": 0.4094
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C49FCD
secondary
#E0EADE
accent
#AA3B51
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF6FB
border
#D3D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#838183