#C97AEA#C97AEA
#C97AEA is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.323; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.175 H 315.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97AEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 122, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 73%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 48%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.1%, 47.9%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.57, 49.28, -44.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.57, 66.40, 317.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.64% 0.1246 -0.1236) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.64% 0.176 315.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.8959, 32.2784, 81.6386) |
| Luminance | 0.3228 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 3.37
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 4.72
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 5.68
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.77
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 5.99
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97AEA #9BEA7A
analogous
#917AEA #C97AEA #EA7AD3
triadic
#C97AEA #EAC97A #7AEAC9
tetradic
#C97AEA #EA917A #9BEA7A #7AD3EA
square
#C97AEA #EA917A #9BEA7A #7AD3EA
split-complementary
#C97AEA #D3EA7A #7AEA91
monochromatic
#9820CA #B445E2 #C97AEA #DEAFF2 #F4E4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#C97AEA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.46
#C97AEA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C97AEA
7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97AEA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97AEA | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.46 | 7.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6395EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A9CE7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C78BA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97aea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 122, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.175 315.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dba3f1',
500: '#c97aea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97aea; $custom-light: #dba3f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97aea",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 122,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.321,
"s": 72.727,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70635,
"c": 0.1755,
"h": 315.2
},
"luminance": 0.32277
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97AEA
secondary
#D9F0D0
accent
#D5114A
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FBF4FD
border
#D4CED5
text
#150F17
muted
#837F85