#C992E2#C992E2
#C992E2 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.126 H 314.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C992E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 146, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 58%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 35%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.1%, 35.4%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.36, 34.79, -32.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.36, 47.68, 316.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.12% 0.0891 -0.0896) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.12% 0.126 314.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.0916, 38.4672, 76.8283) |
| Luminance | 0.3847 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 3.78
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.09
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.18
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.52
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.85
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C992E2 #ABE292
analogous
#A192E2 #C992E2 #E292D3
triadic
#C992E2 #E2C992 #92E2C9
tetradic
#C992E2 #E2A192 #ABE292 #92D3E2
square
#C992E2 #E2A192 #ABE292 #92D3E2
split-complementary
#C992E2 #D3E292 #92E2A1
monochromatic
#9834C5 #B162D5 #C992E2 #E1C2EF #F3E7F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#C992E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.69
#C992E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C992E2
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C992E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C992E2 | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.69 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#85A3E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A8E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C89CB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c992e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 146, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.126 314.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dab2eb',
500: '#c992e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c992e2; $custom-light: #dab2eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c992e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 146,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.25,
"s": 57.971,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74117,
"c": 0.12633,
"h": 314.8
},
"luminance": 0.38466
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C992E2
secondary
#E2F0DB
accent
#C62054
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FD
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151116
muted
#838084