#C540CD#C540CD
#C540CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.230 H 325.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C540CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 64, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 69%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.9%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.78, 69.21, -46.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.78, 83.57, 325.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.42% 0.1893 -0.1301) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.42% 0.23 325.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8780, 19.9472, 59.7062) |
| Luminance | 0.1994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 3.33
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 3.59
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 3.72
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.83
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 4.11
Fuchsia (survey)
#ED0DD9
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C540CD #48CD40
analogous
#7F40CD #C540CD #CD408E
triadic
#C540CD #CDC540 #40CDC5
tetradic
#C540CD #CD7F40 #48CD40 #408ECD
square
#C540CD #CD7F40 #48CD40 #408ECD
split-complementary
#C540CD #8ECD40 #40CD7F
monochromatic
#6F1E74 #9E2BA5 #C540CD #D471DA #E2A1E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#C540CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#C540CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C540CD
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C540CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C540CD | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1F71D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5D81C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA5682
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c540cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 64, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.230 325.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da80dd',
500: '#c540cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c540cd; $custom-light: #da80dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c540cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 64,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 296.596,
"s": 58.506,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61424,
"c": 0.22975,
"h": 325.5
},
"luminance": 0.19945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C540CD
secondary
#99D396
accent
#E2464F
background
#FDF8FD
surface
#FBEFFB
border
#D4CAD4
text
#150B15
muted
#837C83