#CD51CD#CD51CD

#CD51CD is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.212 H 327.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD51CD
RGB	rgb(205, 81, 205)
HSL	hsl(300, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(300, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.35, 64.42, -41.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.35, 76.42, 327.46°)
OKLab	oklab(64.24% 0.1794 -0.1134)
OKLCH	oklch(64.24% 0.212 327.7)
XYZ	xyz(39.1381, 23.2743, 60.1767)
Luminance	0.2327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD51CD #51CD51

analogous

#8F51CD #CD51CD #CD518F

triadic

#CD51CD #CDCD51 #51CDCD

tetradic

#CD51CD #CD8F51 #51CD51 #518FCD

square

#CD51CD #CD8F51 #51CD51 #518FCD

split-complementary

#CD51CD #8FCD51 #51CD8F

monochromatic

#7F257F #AF32AF #CD51CD #DB81DB #E8B0E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#CD51CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#CD51CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CD51CD

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD51CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD51CD	1.00	3.71	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#427AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E8ACA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D36188

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd51cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 81, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.212 327.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df8add',
    500: '#cd51cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd51cd;
$custom-light: #df8add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd51cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64245,
    "c": 0.21227,
    "h": 327.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD51CD

secondary

#A3D7A3

accent

#DF4949

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FCF0FB

border

#D5CBD4

text

#160C15

muted

#847D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD51CD

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

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