#C59FDA#C59FDA
#C59FDA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.417; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.092 H 313.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C59FDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 159, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 44%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 27%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.6%, 27.1%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.68, 24.75, -24.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.68, 34.93, 315.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.7% 0.0633 -0.0672) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.7% 0.092 313.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.0769, 41.7292, 71.8379) |
| Luminance | 0.4173 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.56
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.58
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.61
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.13
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.66
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C59FDA #B4DA9F
analogous
#A89FDA #C59FDA #DA9FD2
triadic
#C59FDA #DAC59F #9FDAC5
tetradic
#C59FDA #DAA89F #B4DA9F #9FD2DA
square
#C59FDA #DAA89F #B4DA9F #9FD2DA
split-complementary
#C59FDA #D2DA9F #9FDAA8
monochromatic
#9047B8 #AA73C9 #C59FDA #E0CBEB #F2E9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#C59FDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.35
#C59FDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C59FDA
9.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C59FDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C59FDA | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.35 | 9.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96ABDC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EAED8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4A6B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c59fda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 159, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.092 313.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7bbe5',
500: '#c59fda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c59fda; $custom-light: #d7bbe5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c59fda",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 159,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.644,
"s": 44.361,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75695,
"c": 0.09234,
"h": 313.3
},
"luminance": 0.41729
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C59FDA
secondary
#E3EDDE
accent
#B82E5F
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FAF6FC
border
#D3D0D5
text
#141215
muted
#838184