#CD36CD#CD36CD

#CD36CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.244 H 328.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD36CD
RGB	rgb(205, 54, 205)
HSL	hsl(300, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(300, 74%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.87, 74.23, -46.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.87, 87.66, 327.87°)
OKLab	oklab(61.73% 0.2071 -0.1292)
OKLCH	oklch(61.73% 0.244 328)
XYZ	xyz(37.5150, 20.0280, 59.6357)
Luminance	0.2003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD36CD #36CD36

analogous

#8136CD #CD36CD #CD3681

triadic

#CD36CD #CDCD36 #36CDCD

tetradic

#CD36CD #CD8136 #36CD36 #3681CD

square

#CD36CD #CD8136 #36CD36 #3681CD

split-complementary

#CD36CD #81CD36 #36CD81

monochromatic

#6D1B6D #9E279E #CD36CD #D967D9 #E598E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#CD36CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#CD36CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CD36CD

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD36CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD36CD	1.00	4.20	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#136FD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6082C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D34E7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd36cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 54, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.244 328.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07ddd',
    500: '#cd36cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd36cd;
$custom-light: #e07ddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd36cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 60.159,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61733,
    "c": 0.24414,
    "h": 328
  },
  "luminance": 0.20025
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD36CD

secondary

#8ED18E

accent

#E34444

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FCEFFB

border

#D5CAD4

text

#160B15

muted

#847C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD36CD

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

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