#C9BEEF#C9BEEF
#C9BEEF is a very light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.555; OKLCH L 82.7% C 0.069 H 295.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9BEEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 190, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 60%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 21%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.9%, 20.5%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.31, 13.45, -22.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.31, 26.53, 300.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.68% 0.0293 -0.0623) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.68% 0.069 295.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.0775, 55.4761, 89.2928) |
| Luminance | 0.5548 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 4.51
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 4.64
Pale Lilac
#E4CBFF
ΔE00 5.37
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 5.38
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 6.20
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9BEEF #E4EFBE
analogous
#BECCEF #C9BEEF #E2BEEF
triadic
#C9BEEF #EFC9BE #BEEFC9
tetradic
#C9BEEF #EFBECC #E4EFBE #BEEFE2
square
#C9BEEF #EFBECC #E4EFBE #BEEFE2
split-complementary
#C9BEEF #EFE2BE #CCEFBE
monochromatic
#775CD7 #A08DE3 #C9BEEF #EBE6F9 #EBE6F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#C9BEEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.10
#C9BEEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C9BEEF
12.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9BEEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9BEEF | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.10 | 12.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4C5F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5C4EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2C5CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9beef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 190, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.7% 0.069 295.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9d1f4',
500: '#c9beef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9beef; $custom-light: #d9d1f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9beef",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 190,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.469,
"s": 60.494,
"l": 84.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82677,
"c": 0.06887,
"h": 295.1
},
"luminance": 0.55476
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9BEEF
secondary
#BDCD84
accent
#C81DA2
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFE
border
#D4D4D6
text
#141417
muted
#838385