#C993CD#C993CD
#C993CD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.101 H 324.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C993CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 147, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(296, 37%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(296, 28%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2%, 28.3%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.79, 30.07, -21.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.79, 37.17, 323.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.42% 0.0821 -0.0592) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.42% 0.101 324.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5393, 37.6941, 62.6226) |
| Luminance | 0.3769 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.42
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.22
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 5.75
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.78
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.51
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 7.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C993CD #97CD93
analogous
#AC93CD #C993CD #CD93B4
triadic
#C993CD #CDC993 #93CDC9
tetradic
#C993CD #CDAC93 #97CD93 #93B4CD
square
#C993CD #CDAC93 #97CD93 #93B4CD
split-complementary
#C993CD #B4CD93 #93CDAC
monochromatic
#97499D #B469BA #C993CD #DEBDE0 #F3E7F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#C993CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.54
#C993CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C993CD
8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C993CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C993CD | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.54 | 8.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EA1CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA7CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC98A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c993cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 147, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.101 324.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dab3dc',
500: '#c993cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c993cd; $custom-light: #dab3dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c993cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 147,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 295.862,
"s": 36.709,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73422,
"c": 0.10124,
"h": 324.2
},
"luminance": 0.37693
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C993CD
secondary
#D7E6D5
accent
#B0363E
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FBF6FB
border
#D4D0D4
text
#151115
muted
#838083