#CC8ADE#CC8ADE
#CC8ADE is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.137 H 318.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC8ADE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 138, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 56%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 38%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.1%, 37.8%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.74, 39.23, -32.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.74, 51.19, 320.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.91% 0.1033 -0.0902) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.91% 0.137 318.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.1734, 36.2896, 73.6127) |
| Luminance | 0.3629 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 4.22
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.92
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.98
Violet (CSS)
#EE82EE
ΔE00 6.04
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.31
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC8ADE #9CDE8A
analogous
#A28ADE #CC8ADE #DE8AC6
triadic
#CC8ADE #DECC8A #8ADECC
tetradic
#CC8ADE #DEA28A #9CDE8A #8AC6DE
square
#CC8ADE #DEA28A #9CDE8A #8AC6DE
split-complementary
#CC8ADE #C6DE8A #8ADEA2
monochromatic
#9D34B9 #B75AD1 #CC8ADE #E1BAEB #F5E7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#CC8ADE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.26
#CC8ADE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CC8ADE
8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC8ADE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC8ADE | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.26 | 8.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E9EE1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8FA5DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD94AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc8ade; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 138, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.137 318.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddade8',
500: '#cc8ade',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc8ade; $custom-light: #ddade8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc8ade",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 138,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.143,
"s": 56,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72908,
"c": 0.13718,
"h": 318.9
},
"luminance": 0.36288
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC8ADE
secondary
#DBEDD6
accent
#C42245
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FBF4FC
border
#D4CED5
text
#151016
muted
#837F84