#C5A9FA#C5A9FA
#C5A9FA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.471; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.116 H 299.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C5A9FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 169, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 89%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 32%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.2%, 32.4%, 0%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.28, 26.15, -36.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.28, 44.94, 305.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.86% 0.0575 -0.101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.86% 0.116 299.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.4655, 47.1482, 96.6550) |
| Luminance | 0.4715 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 2.21
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 3.15
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 3.20
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.42
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 4.14
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C5A9FA #DEFAA9
analogous
#A9B6FA #C5A9FA #EEA9FA
triadic
#C5A9FA #FAC5A9 #A9FAC5
tetradic
#C5A9FA #FAA9B6 #DEFAA9 #A9FAEE
square
#C5A9FA #FAA9B6 #DEFAA9 #A9FAEE
split-complementary
#C5A9FA #FAEEA9 #B6FAA9
monochromatic
#7735F3 #9E6FF7 #C5A9FA #EBE2FD #EBE2FD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#C5A9FA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.43
#C5A9FA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C5A9FA
10.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C5A9FA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C5A9FA | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.43 | 10.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96B7FD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BB6F8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BBB6C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c5a9fa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 169, 250); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.116 299.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c2fc',
500: '#c5a9fa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c5a9fa; $custom-light: #d7c2fc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c5a9fa",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 169,
"b": 250
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260.741,
"s": 89.011,
"l": 82.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78855,
"c": 0.11623,
"h": 299.6
},
"luminance": 0.47148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C5A9FA
secondary
#EAF5D6
accent
#E60096
background
#FDFBFF
surface
#FAF7FF
border
#D3D0D7
text
#141217
muted
#838185