#C59FF2#C59FF2
#C59FF2 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.122 H 304.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C59FF2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 159, 242) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 76%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 34%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.6%, 34.3%, 0%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.61, 29.87, -36.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.61, 47.06, 309.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.71% 0.0696 -0.1005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.71% 0.122 304.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.4479, 43.0776, 89.5916) |
| Luminance | 0.4308 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 0.91
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 1.87
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 2.03
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 2.19
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 3.79
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C59FF2 #CCF29F
analogous
#9FA2F2 #C59FF2 #EE9FF2
triadic
#C59FF2 #F2C59F #9FF2C5
tetradic
#C59FF2 #F29FA2 #CCF29F #9FF2EE
square
#C59FF2 #F29FA2 #CCF29F #9FF2EE
split-complementary
#C59FF2 #F2EE9F #A2F29F
monochromatic
#8433E3 #A469EB #C59FF2 #E6D5F9 #EFE4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#C59FF2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.62
#C59FF2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C59FF2
9.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C59FF2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C59FF2 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.62 | 9.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DAEF5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95B0F0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BEACBE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c59ff2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 159, 242); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.122 304.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7bbf6',
500: '#c59ff2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c59ff2; $custom-light: #d7bbf6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c59ff2",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 159,
"b": 242
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.47,
"s": 76.147,
"l": 78.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76705,
"c": 0.1222,
"h": 304.7
},
"luminance": 0.43077
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C59FF2
secondary
#E7F3D8
accent
#D80D7B
background
#FDFBFF
surface
#FAF6FE
border
#D3D0D6
text
#141217
muted
#838185