#C96AEE#C96AEE

#C96AEE is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.205 H 315.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C96AEE
RGB	rgb(201, 106, 238)
HSL	hsl(283, 80%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(283, 55%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.5%, 55.5%, 0%, 6.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.69, 58.17, -51.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.69, 77.54, 318.61°)
OKLab	oklab(68.58% 0.1461 -0.1432)
OKLCH	oklch(68.58% 0.205 315.6)
XYZ	xyz(44.6717, 28.9001, 84.0974)
Luminance	0.2890 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C96AEE #8FEE6A

analogous

#876AEE #C96AEE #EE6AD1

triadic

#C96AEE #EEC96A #6AEEC9

tetradic

#C96AEE #EE876A #8FEE6A #6AD1EE

square

#C96AEE #EE876A #8FEE6A #6AD1EE

split-complementary

#C96AEE #D1EE6A #6AEE87

monochromatic

#9617C7 #B533E8 #C96AEE #DDA1F4 #F1D8FB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.10

#C96AEE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.78

#C96AEE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C96AEE

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C96AEE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C96AEE	1.00	3.10	6.78	6.78
#FFFFFF	3.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#488DF2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A95EB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C780A2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c96aee;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 106, 238);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.205 315.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc98f4',
    500: '#c96aee',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c96aee;
$custom-light: #dc98f4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c96aee",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 238
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.182,
    "s": 79.518,
    "l": 67.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68575,
    "c": 0.20455,
    "h": 315.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.28899
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C96AEE

secondary

#D1EFC5

accent

#DC0A45

background

#FDF9FE

surface

#FBF2FD

border

#D4CCD5

text

#150E17

muted

#837E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #C96AEE

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

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