#CC9DEB#CC9DEB
#CC9DEB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 76.7% C 0.119 H 311.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC9DEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 157, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 66%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 33%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.2%, 33.2%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.52, 31.57, -32.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.52, 45.40, 314.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.7% 0.0787 -0.0897) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.7% 0.119 311.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.9516, 42.9502, 84.1346) |
| Luminance | 0.4295 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 1.75
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 2.80
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 3.31
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 4.06
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 4.74
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC9DEB #BCEB9D
analogous
#A59DEB #CC9DEB #EB9DE3
triadic
#CC9DEB #EBCC9D #9DEBCC
tetradic
#CC9DEB #EBA59D #BCEB9D #9DE3EB
square
#CC9DEB #EBA59D #BCEB9D #9DE3EB
split-complementary
#CC9DEB #E3EB9D #9DEBA5
monochromatic
#9737D6 #B26AE1 #CC9DEB #E6D0F5 #F2E6FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#CC9DEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.59
#CC9DEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CC9DEB
9.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC9DEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC9DEB | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.59 | 9.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8FADEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AB0E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9A8BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc9deb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 157, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.7% 0.119 311.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcbaf1',
500: '#cc9deb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc9deb; $custom-light: #dcbaf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc9deb",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 157,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.154,
"s": 66.102,
"l": 76.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76701,
"c": 0.11933,
"h": 311.3
},
"luminance": 0.42949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC9DEB
secondary
#E3F1DA
accent
#CE1860
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FD
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151117
muted
#838085