#C99BC6#C99BC6
#C99BC6 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.080 H 328.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C99BC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 155, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(304, 30%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(304, 23%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.9%, 1.5%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, 24.35, -15.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 28.86, 327.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.59% 0.0678 -0.0416) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.59% 0.08 328.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.0008, 39.9387, 58.7009) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 2.35
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.14
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.74
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.86
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 8.85
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C99BC6 #9BC99E
analogous
#B59BC9 #C99BC6 #C99BAF
triadic
#C99BC6 #C6C99B #9BC6C9
tetradic
#C99BC6 #C9B59B #9BC99E #9BAFC9
square
#C99BC6 #C9B59B #9BC99E #9BAFC9
split-complementary
#C99BC6 #AFC99B #9BC9B5
monochromatic
#985293 #B473AF #C99BC6 #DEC3DD #F4EAF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#C99BC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#C99BC6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C99BC6
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C99BC6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C99BC6 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A6C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3ACC4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD9EAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c99bc6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 155, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.080 328.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dab9d7',
500: '#c99bc6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c99bc6; $custom-light: #dab9d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c99bc6",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 155,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 303.913,
"s": 29.87,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74591,
"c": 0.07955,
"h": 328.5
},
"luminance": 0.39937
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C99BC6
secondary
#D9E6DA
accent
#A9443D
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF6FA
border
#D3D0D3
text
#151114
muted
#838083