#C97CEA#C97CEA
#C97CEA is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.328; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.172 H 315.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97CEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 124, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 72%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 47%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.1%, 47%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.98, 48.24, -43.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.98, 65.20, 317.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.94% 0.1218 -0.1218) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.94% 0.172 315) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.1440, 32.7746, 81.7213) |
| Luminance | 0.3277 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 3.56
Easter Purple
#C071FE
ΔE00 4.98
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.44
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 5.81
Light Urple
#B36FF6
ΔE00 6.26
Bright Lilac
#C95EFB
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97CEA #9DEA7C
analogous
#927CEA #C97CEA #EA7CD4
triadic
#C97CEA #EAC97C #7CEAC9
tetradic
#C97CEA #EA927C #9DEA7C #7CD4EA
square
#C97CEA #EA927C #9DEA7C #7CD4EA
split-complementary
#C97CEA #D4EA7C #7CEA92
monochromatic
#9821CB #B347E2 #C97CEA #DFB1F2 #F4E5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#C97CEA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.55
#C97CEA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C97CEA
7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97CEA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97CEA | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.55 | 7.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6696EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C9DE7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C78CA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97cea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 124, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.172 315.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dba4f1',
500: '#c97cea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97cea; $custom-light: #dba4f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97cea",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 124,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282,
"s": 72.368,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70936,
"c": 0.17227,
"h": 315
},
"luminance": 0.32773
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97CEA
secondary
#DBF0D2
accent
#D4114C
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FBF4FD
border
#D4CED5
text
#150F17
muted
#837F85