#C98ECC#C98ECC
#C98ECC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.109 H 325.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C98ECC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 142, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 38%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 30%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.5%, 30.4%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.61, 32.61, -23.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.61, 39.96, 324.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.51% 0.0894 -0.0626) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.51% 0.109 325) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.6584, 36.1246, 61.7353) |
| Luminance | 0.3612 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 4.74
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.21
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.26
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.45
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.09
Wisteria
#A87DC2
ΔE00 7.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C98ECC #91CC8E
analogous
#AA8ECC #C98ECC #CC8EB0
triadic
#C98ECC #CCC98E #8ECCC9
tetradic
#C98ECC #CCAA8E #91CC8E #8EB0CC
square
#C98ECC #CCAA8E #91CC8E #8EB0CC
split-complementary
#C98ECC #B0CC8E #8ECCAA
monochromatic
#96469A #B564B9 #C98ECC #DDB8DF #F1E2F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#C98ECC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.22
#C98ECC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C98ECC
8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C98ECC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C98ECC | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.22 | 8.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#899DCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A5CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC94A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c98ecc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 142, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.109 325.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dab0db',
500: '#c98ecc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c98ecc; $custom-light: #dab0db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c98ecc",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 142,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297.097,
"s": 37.805,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72512,
"c": 0.10918,
"h": 325
},
"luminance": 0.36123
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C98ECC
secondary
#D2E4D1
accent
#B1353B
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FBF5FB
border
#D4CFD4
text
#151015
muted
#837F83