Bright Lavender #C760FF
Bright Lavender is a medium-light, vivid purple with hex code #C760FF and RGB rgb(199, 96, 255).
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Black text reads best on this color (6.54:1).
About this color
#C760FF is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 68%, its chroma 0.235 and its hue 312°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Bright Lavender. Black text reads best on it, at 6.54:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (68%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.235) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Bright Lavender |
| Black text | 6.54:1 |
| White text | 3.20:1 |
Colors that go with Bright Lavender
Matches found by rotating Bright Lavender around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Bright Lavender
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Bright Lavender, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.06 of Bright Lavender yet.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Bright Lavender, with their ΔE distance.
- Bright Lilac #C95EFB ΔE 0.007
- Easter Purple #C071FE ΔE 0.034
- Heliotrope #D94FF5 ΔE 0.042
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.045
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.050
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.064
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.070
- Orchid #DA70D6 ΔE 0.084
More about Bright Lavender
How to make Bright Lavender
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 1 part purple
- 1 part white
Recipe result: #B876D0, a difference of ΔE 0.092 from Bright Lavender. Bright Lavender is more vivid than these paints can mix, so start from a ready-made purple paint and adjust it.
Codes for Bright Lavender in every format
| HEX | #C760FF |
| RGB | rgb(199, 96, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 100%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.1% 0.235 311.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #C760FF | 3.20:1 | AA large text | Lc -64.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #C760FF | 6.54:1 | AA | Lc 45.4 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #C760FF text on white | 3.20:1 | AA large text | Lc 58.6 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #C760FF text on black | 6.54:1 | AA | Lc -43.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Shades and tints of Bright Lavender
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.
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Step 50
50
#FAF2FF
oklch(97.1% 0.019 312.8)
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Step 100
100
#F3E2FF
oklch(93.5% 0.043 311.5)
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Step 200
200
#EACBFF
oklch(88.5% 0.078 311.5)
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Step 300
300
#DDA7FF
oklch(80.9% 0.133 311.7)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#C760FF
oklch(68.1% 0.235 311.6)
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Step 500
500
#BF38FF
oklch(63.2% 0.277 311.6)
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Step 600
600
#A700E5
oklch(55.6% 0.279 311.7)
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Step 700
700
#8D00C2
oklch(49.1% 0.246 311.7)
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Step 800
800
#7400A1
oklch(42.7% 0.214 311.5)
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Step 900
900
#610088
oklch(37.7% 0.189 311.3)
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Step 950
950
#3A0751
oklch(27.1% 0.124 311.8)
Bright Lavender with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #108BFF | 0.215 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5192FB | 0.187 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C07FA7 | 0.161 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #909090 | 0.236 |
Use Bright Lavender in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.