#C595CD#C595CD
#C595CD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.095 H 321.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C595CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 149, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(291, 36%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(291, 27%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.9%, 27.3%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.85, 27.66, -21.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.85, 35.21, 321.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.37% 0.0745 -0.0591) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.37% 0.095 321.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7915, 37.7741, 62.6774) |
| Luminance | 0.3777 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.63
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.80
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.23
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.78
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.97
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C595CD #9DCD95
analogous
#A995CD #C595CD #CD95B9
triadic
#C595CD #CDC595 #95CDC5
tetradic
#C595CD #CDA995 #9DCD95 #95B9CD
square
#C595CD #CDA995 #9DCD95 #95B9CD
split-complementary
#C595CD #B9CD95 #95CDA9
monochromatic
#914A9D #AE6BB9 #C595CD #DCBFE1 #F3E8F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#C595CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.55
#C595CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C595CD
8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C595CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C595CD | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.55 | 8.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8FA2CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA7CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C79BA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c595cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 149, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.095 321.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7b4dc',
500: '#c595cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c595cd; $custom-light: #d7b4dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c595cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 149,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.429,
"s": 35.897,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73374,
"c": 0.09511,
"h": 321.6
},
"luminance": 0.37773
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C595CD
secondary
#D9E7D7
accent
#AF3748
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF6FB
border
#D3D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#838083