Bright Lilac #C95EFB
Bright Lilac is a medium-light, vivid purple with hex code #C95EFB and RGB rgb(201, 94, 251).
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Black text reads best on this color (6.47:1).
About this color
#C95EFB is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 68%, its chroma 0.234 and its hue 313°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Bright Lilac. Black text reads best on it, at 6.47:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (68%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.234) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Bright Lilac |
| Black text | 6.47:1 |
| White text | 3.24:1 |
Colors that go with Bright Lilac
Matches found by rotating Bright Lilac 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 Lilac
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Bright Lilac, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.06 of Bright Lilac yet.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Bright Lilac, with their ΔE distance.
- Bright Lavender #C760FF ΔE 0.007
- Heliotrope #D94FF5 ΔE 0.036
- Easter Purple #C071FE ΔE 0.038
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.048
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.052
- Medium Orchid #BA55D3 ΔE 0.065
- Lighter Purple #A55AF4 ΔE 0.066
- Orchid #DA70D6 ΔE 0.080
More about Bright Lilac
How to make Bright Lilac
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 0.090 from Bright Lilac. Bright Lilac is more vivid than these paints can mix, so start from a ready-made purple paint and adjust it.
Codes for Bright Lilac in every format
| HEX | #C95EFB |
| RGB | rgb(201, 94, 251) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 95%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.8% 0.234 313.3) |
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 #C95EFB | 3.24:1 | AA large text | Lc -64.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #C95EFB | 6.47:1 | AA | Lc 45.1 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #C95EFB text on white | 3.24:1 | AA large text | Lc 59.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #C95EFB text on black | 6.47:1 | AA | Lc -42.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Shades and tints of Bright Lilac
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
#F4E2FE
oklch(93.6% 0.042 313.7)
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Step 200
200
#ECCAFF
oklch(88.5% 0.08 313.4)
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Step 300
300
#E0A5FF
oklch(80.9% 0.138 313.5)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#C95EFB
oklch(67.8% 0.234 313.3)
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Step 500
500
#C32EFF
oklch(63% 0.286 313.2)
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Step 600
600
#A900E1
oklch(55.6% 0.276 313.2)
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Step 700
700
#8F00BF
oklch(49.1% 0.244 313.2)
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Step 800
800
#76009E
oklch(42.7% 0.212 313.3)
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Step 900
900
#630085
oklch(37.7% 0.187 313.4)
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Step 950
950
#3B0650
oklch(27.1% 0.125 313.3)
Bright Lilac 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) | #1889FF | 0.218 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #5591F7 | 0.189 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C47CA4 | 0.158 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8F8F8F | 0.236 |
Use Bright Lilac 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.