#C990EF#C990EF
#C990EF is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.386; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.145 H 310.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C990EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 144, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 75%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 40%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.9%, 39.7%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.46, 38.61, -39.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.46, 55.30, 314.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.37% 0.0947 -0.1096) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.37% 0.145 310.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.6379, 38.5968, 86.4796) |
| Luminance | 0.3860 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 2.90
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 3.16
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.17
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 4.54
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.61
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C990EF #B6EF90
analogous
#9990EF #C990EF #EF90E5
triadic
#C990EF #EFC990 #90EFC9
tetradic
#C990EF #EF9990 #B6EF90 #90E5EF
square
#C990EF #EF9990 #B6EF90 #90E5EF
split-complementary
#C990EF #E5EF90 #90EF99
monochromatic
#9525E0 #AF5BE7 #C990EF #E3C5F7 #F2E4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#C990EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.72
#C990EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C990EF
8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C990EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C990EF | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.72 | 8.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7DA4F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8BA8EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C59EB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c990ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 144, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.145 310.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbb1f4',
500: '#c990ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c990ef; $custom-light: #dbb1f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c990ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 144,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276,
"s": 74.803,
"l": 75.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74366,
"c": 0.14487,
"h": 310.8
},
"luminance": 0.38596
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C990EF
secondary
#E3F3D8
accent
#D70F5F
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FD
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151117
muted
#838085