#C97CD3#C97CD3
#C97CD3 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.315; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.148 H 322.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97CD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 124, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 50%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 41%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.7%, 41.2%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.96, 43.65, -32.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.96, 54.51, 323.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.84% 0.1179 -0.0895) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.84% 0.148 322.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.0517, 31.5376, 65.4350) |
| Luminance | 0.3154 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 3.08
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 3.77
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 4.44
Purply Pink
#F075E6
ΔE00 6.54
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 6.64
Violet (CSS)
#EE82EE
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97CD3 #86D37C
analogous
#9D7CD3 #C97CD3 #D37CB1
triadic
#C97CD3 #D3C97C #7CD3C9
tetradic
#C97CD3 #D39D7C #86D37C #7CB1D3
square
#C97CD3 #D39D7C #86D37C #7CB1D3
split-complementary
#C97CD3 #B1D37C #7CD39D
monochromatic
#93359F #B64EC4 #C97CD3 #DCAAE2 #EFD8F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.87
#C97CD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.31
#C97CD3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C97CD3
7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97CD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97CD3 | 1.00 | 2.87 | 7.31 | 7.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7293D6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#869BD0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC869E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97cd3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 124, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.148 322.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dba4e0',
500: '#c97cd3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97cd3; $custom-light: #dba4e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97cd3",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 124,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 293.103,
"s": 49.714,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69842,
"c": 0.14804,
"h": 322.8
},
"luminance": 0.31536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97CD3
secondary
#CAE4C7
accent
#BD283A
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FBF4FB
border
#D4CED4
text
#150F15
muted
#837F83