#C596CA#C596CA
#C596CA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.090 H 323.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C596CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 150, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(294, 33%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(294, 26%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.5%, 25.7%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.98, 26.52, -19.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.98, 33.18, 323.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.44% 0.0721 -0.0539) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.44% 0.09 323.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.5917, 37.9484, 60.8414) |
| Luminance | 0.3795 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.42
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.87
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.40
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 7.29
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.40
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C596CA #9BCA96
analogous
#AB96CA #C596CA #CA96B5
triadic
#C596CA #CAC596 #96CAC5
tetradic
#C596CA #CAAB96 #9BCA96 #96B5CA
square
#C596CA #CAAB96 #9BCA96 #96B5CA
split-complementary
#C596CA #B5CA96 #96CAAB
monochromatic
#914D99 #AF6DB5 #C596CA #DBBFDF #F2E7F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#C596CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.59
#C596CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C596CA
8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C596CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C596CA | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.59 | 8.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91A2CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA8C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C79BA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c596ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 150, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.090 323.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7b5da',
500: '#c596ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c596ca; $custom-light: #d7b5da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c596ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 150,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 294.231,
"s": 32.911,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73438,
"c": 0.09004,
"h": 323.2
},
"luminance": 0.37947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C596CA
secondary
#D8E6D6
accent
#AC3A45
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF6FA
border
#D3D0D3
text
#141114
muted
#838083