#C799CD#C799CD
#C799CD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 74.3% C 0.089 H 322.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C799CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 153, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 34%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 25%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.9%, 25.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.99, 26.11, -20.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.99, 32.92, 322.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.29% 0.0708 -0.0542) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.29% 0.089 322.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.9625, 39.3335, 62.9167) |
| Luminance | 0.3933 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.99
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.34
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.61
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.18
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.44
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 7.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C799CD #9FCD99
analogous
#AD99CD #C799CD #CD99B9
triadic
#C799CD #CDC799 #99CDC7
tetradic
#C799CD #CDAD99 #9FCD99 #99B9CD
square
#C799CD #CDAD99 #9FCD99 #99B9CD
split-complementary
#C799CD #B9CD99 #99CDAD
monochromatic
#954D9E #B070B9 #C799CD #DEC2E1 #F4EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#C799CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.87
#C799CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C799CD
8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C799CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C799CD | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.87 | 8.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94A5CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FAACB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C99EAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c799cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 153, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.3% 0.089 322.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8b7dc',
500: '#c799cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c799cd; $custom-light: #d8b7dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c799cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 153,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 293.077,
"s": 34.211,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74291,
"c": 0.08914,
"h": 322.5
},
"luminance": 0.39332
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C799CD
secondary
#DBE8DA
accent
#AD3846
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF6FB
border
#D3D0D4
text
#141115
muted
#838083