#C957CD#C957CD

#C957CD is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.202 H 326.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C957CD
RGB	rgb(201, 87, 205)
HSL	hsl(298, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(298, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(2%, 57.6%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.73, 60.82, -40.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.73, 73.10, 326.31°)
OKLab	oklab(64.4% 0.1677 -0.112)
OKLCH	oklch(64.4% 0.202 326.3)
XYZ	xyz(38.5143, 23.6440, 60.2809)
Luminance	0.2364 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C957CD #5BCD57

analogous

#8E57CD #C957CD #CD5796

triadic

#C957CD #CDC957 #57CDC9

tetradic

#C957CD #CD8E57 #5BCD57 #5796CD

square

#C957CD #CD8E57 #5BCD57 #5796CD

split-complementary

#C957CD #96CD57 #57CD8E

monochromatic

#802783 #AE35B2 #C957CD #D886DB #E7B5E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#C957CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.73

#C957CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C957CD

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C957CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C957CD	1.00	3.67	5.73	5.73
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.73	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#487CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E8BCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE668A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c957cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 87, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.202 326.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc8ddc',
    500: '#c957cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c957cd;
$custom-light: #dc8ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c957cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.966,
    "s": 54.128,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64403,
    "c": 0.20164,
    "h": 326.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23642
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C957CD

secondary

#AAD8A8

accent

#DD4A4F

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBF0FB

border

#D4CBD4

text

#150D15

muted

#837D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C957CD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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