#CD44CD#CD44CD

#CD44CD is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.229 H 327.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD44CD
RGB	rgb(205, 68, 205)
HSL	hsl(300, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(300, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.52, 69.54, -44.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.52, 82.30, 327.68°)
OKLab	oklab(62.92% 0.1939 -0.1217)
OKLCH	oklch(62.92% 0.229 327.9)
XYZ	xyz(38.2629, 21.5238, 59.8850)
Luminance	0.2152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD44CD #44CD44

analogous

#8844CD #CD44CD #CD4488

triadic

#CD44CD #CDCD44 #44CDCD

tetradic

#CD44CD #CD8844 #44CD44 #4488CD

square

#CD44CD #CD8844 #44CD44 #4488CD

split-complementary

#CD44CD #88CD44 #44CD88

monochromatic

#772077 #A72DA7 #CD44CD #DA74DA #E7A5E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.96

#CD44CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.30

#CD44CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CD44CD

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD44CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD44CD	1.00	3.96	5.30	5.30
#FFFFFF	3.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.30	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.30	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F74D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6786C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D35783

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd44cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 68, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.229 327.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e083dd',
    500: '#cd44cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd44cd;
$custom-light: #e083dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd44cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 57.806,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62916,
    "c": 0.22894,
    "h": 327.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.21521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD44CD

secondary

#99D499

accent

#E14747

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FCF0FB

border

#D5CBD4

text

#160C15

muted

#847D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD44CD

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

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