#C570EF
Closest named color: Light Purple (#BF77F6). oklch(69% 0.195 313.3), rgb(197, 112, 239).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.93:1).
About this color
#C570EF is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 69%, its chroma 0.195 and its hue 313°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Purple (#BF77F6), ΔE 0.019 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.93:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (69%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.195) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Light Purple (#BF77F6) |
| Black text | 6.93:1 |
| White text | 3.02:1 |
Values
| HEX | #C570EF |
| RGB | rgb(197, 112, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 80%, 69%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69% 0.195 313.3) |
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 #C570EF | 3.02:1 | AA large text | Lc -62.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #C570EF | 6.93:1 | AA | Lc 47.4 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #C570EF text on white | 3.02:1 | AA large text | Lc 56.6 | Large or bold text, headings |
| #C570EF text on black | 6.93:1 | AA | Lc -45.1 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F9F2FD
oklch(97% 0.016 313.6)
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Step 100
100
#F2E3FB
oklch(93.5% 0.036 313)
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Step 200
200
#E9CDF9
oklch(88.5% 0.066 313.3)
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Step 300
300
#DCA9F8
oklch(80.9% 0.121 313.2)
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Step 400
400 (this color)
#C570EF
oklch(69% 0.195 313.3)
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Step 500
500
#BC47F0
oklch(63% 0.248 313.2)
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Step 600
600
#A80EDF
oklch(55.6% 0.271 313.2)
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Step 700
700
#8F00BF
oklch(49.1% 0.244 313.2)
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Step 800
800
#75069C
oklch(42.6% 0.208 313.4)
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Step 900
900
#5F177C
oklch(37.7% 0.162 313.7)
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Step 950
950
#371149
oklch(27% 0.102 312.7)
#C570EF 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) | #4F90F3 | 0.170 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #6B96EC | 0.151 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C185A5 | 0.132 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #949494 | 0.196 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #C570EF
#C570EF
oklch(69% 0.195 313.3)
- #67B303
#67B303
oklch(69% 0.195 133.2)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #C570EF, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Purple #BF77F6 ΔE 0.019
- Easter Purple #C071FE ΔE 0.024
- Light Urple #B36FF6 ΔE 0.034
- Bright Lilac #C95EFB ΔE 0.041
- Bright Lavender #C760FF ΔE 0.042
- Orchid #DA70D6 ΔE 0.054
- Heliotrope #D94FF5 ΔE 0.066
- Liliac #C48EFD ΔE 0.066
Use #C570EF 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.