#C4AACA#C4AACA
#C4AACA is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.053 H 319.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4AACA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 170, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 23%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 16%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 15.8%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.73, 15.17, -12.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.73, 19.84, 319.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.07% 0.0407 -0.0343) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.07% 0.053 319.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.7988, 44.7501, 61.9853) |
| Luminance | 0.4475 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.53
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 5.80
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 8.76
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.19
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 10.00
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 10.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4AACA #B0CAAA
analogous
#B4AACA #C4AACA #CAAAC0
triadic
#C4AACA #CAC4AA #AACAC4
tetradic
#C4AACA #CAB4AA #B0CAAA #AAC0CA
square
#C4AACA #CAB4AA #B0CAAA #AAC0CA
split-complementary
#C4AACA #C0CAAA #AACAB4
monochromatic
#8F609A #AA84B2 #C4AACA #DED0E2 #F2ECF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#C4AACA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#C4AACA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4AACA
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4AACA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4AACA | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.95 | 9.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7B1CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACB3C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5ADB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4aaca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 170, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.053 319.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6c3da',
500: '#c4aaca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4aaca; $custom-light: #d6c3da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4aaca",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 170,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.75,
"s": 23.188,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7707,
"c": 0.05323,
"h": 319.9
},
"luminance": 0.44749
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4AACA
secondary
#E3EAE1
accent
#A24455
background
#FDFCFD
surface
#FAF8FA
border
#D3D1D3
text
#141214
muted
#838183