#CD85E2#CD85E2
#CD85E2 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.151 H 318.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD85E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 133, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 62%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 41%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.3%, 41.2%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.94, 43.01, -36.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.94, 56.30, 319.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.39% 0.1125 -0.1001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.39% 0.151 318.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.2900, 35.2466, 76.2489) |
| Luminance | 0.3524 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 4.59
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 5.54
Violet (CSS)
#EE82EE
ΔE00 5.56
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.96
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.98
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD85E2 #9AE285
analogous
#9F85E2 #CD85E2 #E285C8
triadic
#CD85E2 #E2CD85 #85E2CD
tetradic
#CD85E2 #E29F85 #9AE285 #85C8E2
square
#CD85E2 #E29F85 #9AE285 #85C8E2
split-complementary
#CD85E2 #C8E285 #85E29F
monochromatic
#9E2DBF #B954D6 #CD85E2 #E1B6EE #F5E6F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#CD85E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#CD85E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD85E2
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD85E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD85E2 | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.05 | 8.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#779BE5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8AA3DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD91A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd85e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 133, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.151 318.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#deaaeb',
500: '#cd85e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd85e2; $custom-light: #deaaeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd85e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 133,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.452,
"s": 61.589,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72385,
"c": 0.15057,
"h": 318.4
},
"luminance": 0.35245
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD85E2
secondary
#DAEED5
accent
#C91C43
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FBF4FD
border
#D4CED5
text
#151016
muted
#837F84