Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind purple-400 #C084FC

Tailwind CSS v3's purple-400 is #C084FC. It is a light vivid violet in the violet family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.722, chroma 0.177 and hue 305.5°. The nearest CSS named color is violet (#EE82EE), ΔE2000 9.7 away.

Relative luminance
0.3474
OKLCH L · C · h
0.722 · 0.177 · 305.5
Best text
Black 7.94:1
Hue family
Violet
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#C084FC color codes

HEX
#C084FC
RGB
rgb(192, 132, 252)
HSL
hsl(270, 95%, 75%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.722 0.177 305.5)
OKLab
oklab(0.722 0.103 -0.144)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 65.54, a* 45.46, b* -51.37
XYZ (D65)
X 47.56, Y 34.74, Z 96.28
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(24%, 48%, 0%, 1%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Legibility

Contrast: is #C084FC accessible?

Black text on it reaches 7.94:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 2.64:1.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

  • Black text on it

    7.94:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +52

  • White text on it

    2.64:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −56

  • As text on black

    7.94:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −50

  • As text on white

    2.64:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +51

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #965ACE 4.51:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.72 to 0.59 reaches 4.51:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #C084FC 7.94:1

    It already reaches 7.94:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #C084FC live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #C084FC

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #C084FC sits at step 400.

  1. 50#F8F2FF
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.13
  2. 100#F1E6FF
    White
    1.19
    Black
    17.50
  3. 200#E3CCFF
    White
    1.46
    Black
    14.34
  4. 300#D1A8FF
    White
    1.95
    Black
    10.75
  5. 400This color#C084FC
    White
    2.64
    Black
    7.94
  6. 500#A064D9
    White
    3.94
    Black
    5.31
  7. 600#884CBE
    White
    5.49
    Black
    3.82
  8. 700#7034A2
    White
    7.77
    Black
    2.70
  9. 800#551A82
    White
    11.31
    Black
    1.85
  10. 900#3B0060
    White
    15.49
    Black
    1.35
  11. 950#22003A
    White
    18.59
    Black
    1.12

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Tailwind CSS v3 purple scale

The real Tailwind palette, for comparison with the computed ramp above.

  1. 50#FAF5FF
    White
    1.07
    Black
    19.56
  2. 100#F3E8FF
    White
    1.17
    Black
    17.79
  3. 200#E9D5FF
    White
    1.36
    Black
    15.42
  4. 300#D8B4FE
    White
    1.76
    Black
    11.87
  5. 400This color#C084FC
    White
    2.64
    Black
    7.94
  6. 500#A855F7
    White
    3.95
    Black
    5.30
  7. 600#9333EA
    White
    5.38
    Black
    3.90
  8. 700#7E22CE
    White
    6.98
    Black
    3.00
  9. 800#6B21A8
    White
    8.72
    Black
    2.40
  10. 900#581C87
    White
    10.87
    Black
    1.93
  11. 950#3B0764
    White
    14.99
    Black
    1.40

Gamut

How vivid #C084FC can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.183; #C084FC uses 97% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.200 there: 9% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.177
sRGB edge
0.183
Display P3 edge
0.200
Rec. 2020 edge
0.203
Dominant wavelength
Complementary 564 nm
Excitation purity
42%
Chromaticity
x 0.2663, y 0.1945
  • This color#C084FC
  • Most vivid in sRGB#C182FF
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.722 0.200 305.5)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #c084fc;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0.7281 0.5054 1); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #C084FC

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#E0C2FE
  • OKLab50%#DFC3FF
  • OKLCH50%#DFC3FF

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#60427E
  • OKLab50%#492F62
  • OKLCH50%#492F62

Its complement #8BB718

  • sRGB50%#A69E8A
  • OKLab50%#A5A5A5
  • OKLCH50%#FF7552
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #c084fc, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #c084fc 50%, white);

In use

#C084FC in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:17.94:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:12.64:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:12.64:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:12.64:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #965ACE 4.51:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:17.94:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:17.08:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:17.08:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:17.08:1 Passes

Color vision

How #C084FC looks with color blindness

Achromatopsia changes it most, ΔE2000 27.1; tritanopia changes it least, 18.2.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #639DFF ΔE2000 22.4

    Distinct

    Reads as light soft blue

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #739FF9 ΔE2000 20.3

    Distinct

    Reads as light soft blue

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #B699B4 ΔE2000 18.2

    Distinct

    Reads as light muted magenta

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #9F9F9F ΔE2000 27.1

    Distinct

    Reads as gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #8BB718. Their lightness contrast is only 1.11:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#C084FC · #8BB71878.6Stays distinct
Protanopia#639DFF · #C1AA0059.4Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#739FF9 · #BCA82D56.4Stays distinct
Tritanopia#B699B4 · #92AE9C29.2Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F · #A9A9A93.0Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #C084FC

Its complement is #8BB718, a light vivid green.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#C084FC
  • Complement#8BB718

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#8C9CFF
  • Base#C084FC
  • +30°#E775D0

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#C084FC
  • +120°#E88C00
  • +240°#00BEB0

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#C084FC
  • +150°#C2A300
  • +210°#00C473

Split-complementary

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Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-purple-400: #c084fc;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as purple-400;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        purple: { 400: '#c084fc' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own purple-400; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-purple-400: oklch(0.722 0.177 305.5);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "purple-400": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.7529, 0.5176, 0.9882],
        "hex": "#c084fc"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 purple-400"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let purple400 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.753, green: 0.518, blue: 0.988, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Purple400 = Color(0xFFC084FC)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #C084FC in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.