#C97EC2#C97EC2
#C97EC2 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.312; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.128 H 330.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97EC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 126, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(306, 41%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(306, 37%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.3%, 3.5%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.71, 39.41, -23.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.71, 45.87, 329.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.43% 0.111 -0.0635) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.43% 0.128 330.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2853, 31.2362, 54.8830) |
| Luminance | 0.3123 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 2.62
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 4.50
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 5.53
Pale Magenta
#D767AD
ΔE00 6.91
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.38
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97EC2 #7EC985
analogous
#AB7EC9 #C97EC2 #C97E9D
triadic
#C97EC2 #C2C97E #7EC2C9
tetradic
#C97EC2 #C9AB7E #7EC985 #7E9DC9
square
#C97EC2 #C9AB7E #7EC985 #7E9DC9
split-complementary
#C97EC2 #9DC97E #7EC9AB
monochromatic
#903C88 #B753AE #C97EC2 #DBA9D6 #EDD4EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.90
#C97EC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.25
#C97EC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C97EC2
7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97EC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97EC2 | 1.00 | 2.90 | 7.25 | 7.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B91C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9BC0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF8397
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97ec2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 126, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.128 330.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dba5d4',
500: '#c97ec2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97ec2; $custom-light: #dba5d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97ec2",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 126,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 305.6,
"s": 40.984,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6943,
"c": 0.12792,
"h": 330.2
},
"luminance": 0.31234
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97EC2
secondary
#C4DEC7
accent
#B43E31
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FBF4FA
border
#D4CED3
text
#150F14
muted
#837F83