#CD5ED5#CD5ED5
#CD5ED5 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.201 H 324.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD5ED5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 94, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(296, 59%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(296, 56%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.8%, 55.9%, 0%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.84, 60.10, -41.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.84, 73.17, 325.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.18% 0.1641 -0.1154) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.18% 0.201 324.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1888, 25.7909, 65.7465) |
| Luminance | 0.2579 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 3.39
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 4.50
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.61
Heliotrope
#D94FF5
ΔE00 4.97
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 5.03
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD5ED5 #66D55E
analogous
#915ED5 #CD5ED5 #D55EA2
triadic
#CD5ED5 #D5CD5E #5ED5CD
tetradic
#CD5ED5 #D5915E #66D55E #5EA2D5
square
#CD5ED5 #D5915E #66D55E #5EA2D5
split-complementary
#CD5ED5 #A2D55E #5ED591
monochromatic
#8B2692 #B933C3 #CD5ED5 #DC8FE2 #EBBFEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.41
#CD5ED5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.16
#CD5ED5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD5ED5
6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD5ED5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD5ED5 | 1.00 | 3.41 | 6.16 | 6.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D82D9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7290D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D16E91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd5ed5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 94, 213); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.201 324.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df91e2',
500: '#cd5ed5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd5ed5; $custom-light: #df91e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd5ed5",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 94,
"b": 213
},
"hsl": {
"h": 295.966,
"s": 58.621,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66184,
"c": 0.20059,
"h": 324.9
},
"luminance": 0.25789
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD5ED5
secondary
#B4DEB1
accent
#C61F2A
background
#FEF9FD
surface
#FCF1FB
border
#D5CBD4
text
#160D15
muted
#847E83