#C98CCC#C98CCC
#C98CCC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.113 H 325.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C98CCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 140, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 39%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 31%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.5%, 31.4%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.16, 33.70, -23.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.16, 41.25, 324.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.17% 0.0925 -0.0646) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.17% 0.113 325.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.3635, 35.5348, 61.6370) |
| Luminance | 0.3553 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 4.37
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.25
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.66
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.89
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.64
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C98CCC #8FCC8C
analogous
#A98CCC #C98CCC #CC8CAF
triadic
#C98CCC #CCC98C #8CCCC9
tetradic
#C98CCC #CCA98C #8FCC8C #8CAFCC
square
#C98CCC #CCA98C #8FCC8C #8CAFCC
split-complementary
#C98CCC #AFCC8C #8CCCA9
monochromatic
#96449A #B562B9 #C98CCC #DDB6DF #F1E1F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#C98CCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.11
#C98CCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C98CCC
8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C98CCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C98CCC | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.11 | 8.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#879CCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A3CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC92A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c98ccc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 140, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.113 325.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#daaedb',
500: '#c98ccc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c98ccc; $custom-light: #daaedb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c98ccc",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 140,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297.188,
"s": 38.554,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72168,
"c": 0.11277,
"h": 325.1
},
"luminance": 0.35533
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C98CCC
secondary
#D1E4D0
accent
#B2343A
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FBF4FB
border
#D4CED4
text
#151015
muted
#837F83