#C7A9CD#C7A9CD
#C7A9CD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.449; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.060 H 320.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7A9CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 169, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 26%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 18%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.9%, 17.6%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.84, 17.31, -14.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.84, 22.41, 320.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.26% 0.0466 -0.0382) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.26% 0.06 320.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7591, 44.9266, 63.8489) |
| Luminance | 0.4493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 2.43
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 6.37
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.41
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.61
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 9.46
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 9.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7A9CD #AFCDA9
analogous
#B5A9CD #C7A9CD #CDA9C1
triadic
#C7A9CD #CDC7A9 #A9CDC7
tetradic
#C7A9CD #CDB5A9 #AFCDA9 #A9C1CD
square
#C7A9CD #CDB5A9 #AFCDA9 #A9C1CD
split-complementary
#C7A9CD #C1CDA9 #A9CDB5
monochromatic
#945C9F #AE82B6 #C7A9CD #E0D0E3 #F2ECF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#C7A9CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#C7A9CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C7A9CD
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7A9CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7A9CD | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6B1CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACB4CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8ACB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7a9cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 169, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.060 320.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8c2dc',
500: '#c7a9cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7a9cd; $custom-light: #d8c2dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7a9cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 169,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290,
"s": 26.471,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77255,
"c": 0.06026,
"h": 320.6
},
"luminance": 0.44926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7A9CD
secondary
#E2EAE1
accent
#A54051
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF7FB
border
#D3D0D4
text
#141215
muted
#838183