#C96ACE#C96ACE
#C96ACE is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.173 H 325.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96ACE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 106, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 51%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 49%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.4%, 48.5%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.14, 51.98, -35.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.14, 63.10, 325.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.93% 0.1427 -0.0983) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.93% 0.173 325.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3811, 27.1838, 61.5005) |
| Luminance | 0.2718 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 3.49
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 3.62
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 5.58
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 5.95
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 6.43
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96ACE #6FCE6A
analogous
#976ACE #C96ACE #CE6AA1
triadic
#C96ACE #CEC96A #6ACEC9
tetradic
#C96ACE #CE976A #6FCE6A #6AA1CE
square
#C96ACE #CE976A #6FCE6A #6AA1CE
split-complementary
#C96ACE #A1CE6A #6ACE97
monochromatic
#8A2F8F #B63EBD #C96ACE #DA98DD #EAC6EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#C96ACE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.44
#C96ACE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96ACE
6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96ACE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96ACE | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.44 | 6.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F87D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B93CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD7593
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96ace; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 106, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.173 325.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db98dd',
500: '#c96ace',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96ace; $custom-light: #db98dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96ace",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 106,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297,
"s": 50.505,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66929,
"c": 0.17326,
"h": 325.4
},
"luminance": 0.27182
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96ACE
secondary
#B9DDB7
accent
#BE282F
background
#FDF9FD
surface
#FBF2FB
border
#D4CCD4
text
#150E15
muted
#837E83