#CB9CDC#CB9CDC

#CB9CDC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.103 H 316.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB9CDC
RGB	rgb(203, 156, 220)
HSL	hsl(284, 48%, 74%)
HSV	hsv(284, 29%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.7%, 29.1%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(70.62, 28.72, -25.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(70.62, 38.61, 318.07°)
OKLab	oklab(75.81% 0.0752 -0.0703)
OKLCH	oklch(75.81% 0.103 316.9)
XYZ	xyz(49.4334, 41.6417, 73.1298)
Luminance	0.4164 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB9CDC #ADDC9C

analogous

#AB9CDC #CB9CDC #DC9CCD

triadic

#CB9CDC #DCCB9C #9CDCCB

tetradic

#CB9CDC #DCAB9C #ADDC9C #9CCDDC

square

#CB9CDC #DCAB9C #ADDC9C #9CCDDC

split-complementary

#CB9CDC #CDDC9C #9CDCAB

monochromatic

#9B42BB #B36FCC #CB9CDC #E3C9EC #F3E8F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.25

#CB9CDC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.33

#CB9CDC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CB9CDC

9.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB9CDC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CB9CDC	1.00	2.25	9.33	9.33
#FFFFFF	2.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.33	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.33	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#94AADF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9EAEDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CBA3B3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#ADADAD

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb9cdc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 156, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.103 316.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dbb9e7',
    500: '#cb9cdc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb9cdc;
$custom-light: #dbb9e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb9cdc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.063,
    "s": 47.761,
    "l": 73.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75806,
    "c": 0.10293,
    "h": 316.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.41641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB9CDC

secondary

#E2EEDD

accent

#BB2A51

background

#FDFBFE

surface

#FBF6FC

border

#D4D0D5

text

#151116

muted

#838084

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB9CDC

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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