#C591CB#C591CB
#C591CB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.100 H 323.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C591CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 145, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(294, 36%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(294, 29%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 28.6%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.85, 29.47, -22.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.85, 36.91, 322.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.58% 0.08 -0.0602) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.58% 0.1 323) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9296, 36.4341, 61.2067) |
| Luminance | 0.3643 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.64
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.25
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.00
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.11
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 7.48
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C591CB #97CB91
analogous
#A891CB #C591CB #CB91B4
triadic
#C591CB #CBC591 #91CBC5
tetradic
#C591CB #CBA891 #97CB91 #91B4CB
square
#C591CB #CBA891 #97CB91 #91B4CB
split-complementary
#C591CB #B4CB91 #91CBA8
monochromatic
#914899 #AF67B7 #C591CB #DBBBDF #F1E4F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#C591CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.29
#C591CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C591CB
8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C591CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C591CB | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.29 | 8.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C9FCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A5C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C797A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c591cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 145, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.100 323.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7b2db',
500: '#c591cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c591cb; $custom-light: #d7b2db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c591cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 145,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 293.793,
"s": 35.802,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72585,
"c": 0.10015,
"h": 323
},
"luminance": 0.36433
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C591CB
secondary
#D5E5D3
accent
#AF3743
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FAF5FA
border
#D3CFD3
text
#141115
muted
#838083