#C697C8#C697C8
#C697C8 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.087 H 325.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C697C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 151, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 31%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 25%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 24.5%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.25, 25.92, -18.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.25, 31.79, 324.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.64% 0.0711 -0.0497) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.64% 0.087 325.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.7795, 38.3103, 59.6681) |
| Luminance | 0.3831 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.79
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.90
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.18
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.48
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 7.67
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C697C8 #99C897
analogous
#AE97C8 #C697C8 #C897B2
triadic
#C697C8 #C8C697 #97C8C6
tetradic
#C697C8 #C8AE97 #99C897 #97B2C8
square
#C697C8 #C8AE97 #99C897 #97B2C8
split-complementary
#C697C8 #B2C897 #97C8AE
monochromatic
#934F96 #B06FB3 #C697C8 #DCBFDD #F2E7F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#C697C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.66
#C697C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C697C8
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C697C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C697C8 | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.66 | 8.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A3CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EA8C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99BA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c697c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 151, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.087 325.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8b6d8',
500: '#c697c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c697c8; $custom-light: #d8b6d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c697c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 198,
"g": 151,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297.551,
"s": 30.818,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73642,
"c": 0.08675,
"h": 325.1
},
"luminance": 0.38309
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C697C8
secondary
#D7E5D6
accent
#AA3C40
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF6FA
border
#D3D0D3
text
#141114
muted
#838083