#C19CEA

Closest named color: Baby Purple (#CA9BF7). oklch(75.5% 0.116 305.5), rgb(193, 156, 234).

Black text reads best on this color (9.21:1).

About this color

#C19CEA is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 75%, its chroma 0.116 and its hue 306°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Baby Purple (#CA9BF7), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.21:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (75%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.116)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Baby Purple (#CA9BF7)
Black text	9.21:1
White text	2.27:1

Values

HEX	#C19CEA
RGB	rgb(193, 156, 234)
HSL	hsl(268, 65%, 76%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.5% 0.116 305.5)

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 #C19CEA	2.27:1	Fails	Lc -49.7	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #C19CEA	9.21:1	AAA	Lc 59.1	Large or bold text, headings
#C19CEA text on white	2.27:1	Fails	Lc 44.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#C19CEA text on black	9.21:1	AAA	Lc -57.2	Large or bold text, headings

Tints and shades

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.

Step 50
50

#F7F4FB

oklch(97.1% 0.01 305.4)
Step 100
100

#EDE7F5

oklch(93.7% 0.02 305.3)
Step 200
200

#DFD3EF

oklch(88.5% 0.04 304.9)
Step 300
300

#CCB5E7

oklch(80.9% 0.073 305.7)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#C19CEA

oklch(75.5% 0.116 305.5)
Step 500
500

#9F6FD0

oklch(63.1% 0.148 305.4)
Step 600
600

#8A55BD

oklch(55.6% 0.161 305.3)
Step 700
700

#7645A3

oklch(49.2% 0.149 305.7)
Step 800
800

#603984

oklch(42.7% 0.124 305.8)
Step 900
900

#4E326A

oklch(37.7% 0.097 305.3)
Step 950
950

#2E1E3E

oklch(27.1% 0.061 305.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#C19CEA 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)	#8CAAED	0.077
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#94ACE8	0.072
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#BBA8B9	0.087
Achromatopsia (no color)	#ACACAC	0.116