#CD40CD#CD40CD
#CD40CD is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.234 H 327.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD40CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 64, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 69%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.01, 70.97, -44.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.01, 83.94, 327.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.55% 0.1979 -0.124) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.55% 0.234 327.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0292, 21.0564, 59.8071) |
| Luminance | 0.2105 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 2.80
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 2.96
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 3.06
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 3.41
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.24
Fuchsia (survey)
#ED0DD9
ΔE00 4.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD40CD #40CD40
analogous
#8640CD #CD40CD #CD4086
triadic
#CD40CD #CDCD40 #40CDCD
tetradic
#CD40CD #CD8640 #40CD40 #4086CD
square
#CD40CD #CD8640 #40CD40 #4086CD
split-complementary
#CD40CD #86CD40 #40CD86
monochromatic
#741E74 #A52BA5 #CD40CD #DA71DA #E6A1E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.03
#CD40CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.21
#CD40CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD40CD
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD40CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD40CD | 1.00 | 4.03 | 5.21 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2973D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6585C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D35582
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd40cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 64, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.234 327.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e081dd',
500: '#cd40cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd40cd; $custom-light: #e081dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd40cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 64,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 58.506,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62552,
"c": 0.23357,
"h": 327.9
},
"luminance": 0.21054
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD40CD
secondary
#96D396
accent
#E24646
background
#FEF8FD
surface
#FCF0FB
border
#D5CBD4
text
#160B15
muted
#847C83