#CB99CD#CB99CD
#CB99CD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.092 H 325.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB99CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 153, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 34%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 25%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 25.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.39, 27.44, -19.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.39, 33.60, 324.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.69% 0.0753 -0.0524) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.69% 0.092 325.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.0381, 39.8881, 62.9671) |
| Luminance | 0.3989 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.75
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.03
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.31
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 7.12
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.89
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB99CD #9BCD99
analogous
#B199CD #CB99CD #CD99B5
triadic
#CB99CD #CDCB99 #99CDCB
tetradic
#CB99CD #CDB199 #9BCD99 #99B5CD
square
#CB99CD #CDB199 #9BCD99 #99B5CD
split-complementary
#CB99CD #B5CD99 #99CDB1
monochromatic
#9B4D9E #B670B9 #CB99CD #E0C2E1 #F5EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#CB99CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.98
#CB99CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB99CD
8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB99CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB99CD | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.98 | 8.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A6CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ACCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE9EAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb99cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 153, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.092 325.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbb7dc',
500: '#cb99cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb99cd; $custom-light: #dbb7dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb99cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 153,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297.692,
"s": 34.211,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74687,
"c": 0.09175,
"h": 325.2
},
"luminance": 0.39887
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB99CD
secondary
#DAE8DA
accent
#AD383D
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FBF6FB
border
#D4D0D4
text
#151115
muted
#838083