#C5AECA#C5AECA
#C5AECA is a light, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.464; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.047 H 320.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C5AECA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 174, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 21%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 14%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.5%, 13.9%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.81, 13.32, -11.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.81, 17.37, 320.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.93% 0.0358 -0.0298) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.93% 0.047 320.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8211, 46.4073, 62.2513) |
| Luminance | 0.4641 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 4.66
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.06
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 9.92
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 10.06
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 10.19
Pale Lilac
#E4CBFF
ΔE00 10.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C5AECA #B3CAAE
analogous
#B7AECA #C5AECA #CAAEC1
triadic
#C5AECA #CAC5AE #AECAC5
tetradic
#C5AECA #CAB7AE #B3CAAE #AEC1CA
square
#C5AECA #CAB7AE #B3CAAE #AEC1CA
split-complementary
#C5AECA #C1CAAE #AECAB7
monochromatic
#906499 #AB89B2 #C5AECA #DFD3E2 #F2EDF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.04
#C5AECA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.28
#C5AECA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C5AECA
10.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C5AECA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C5AECA | 1.00 | 2.04 | 10.28 | 10.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABB4CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0B6C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6B1B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c5aeca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 174, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.047 320.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6c6da',
500: '#c5aeca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c5aeca; $custom-light: #d6c6da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c5aeca",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 174,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.286,
"s": 20.896,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7793,
"c": 0.04663,
"h": 320.2
},
"luminance": 0.46407
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C5AECA
secondary
#E3E9E2
accent
#9F4656
background
#FDFCFD
surface
#FAF8FA
border
#D3D1D3
text
#141314
muted
#838283