#CD8AC3#CD8AC3
#CD8AC3 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.110 H 332.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD8AC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 138, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 40%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 33%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.7%, 4.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.83, 34.43, -19.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.83, 39.44, 330.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.9% 0.0976 -0.0517) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.9% 0.11 332.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.1151, 35.0981, 56.0700) |
| Luminance | 0.3510 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 4.84
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.06
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.18
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.52
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.54
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD8AC3 #8ACD94
analogous
#B68ACD #CD8AC3 #CD8AA2
triadic
#CD8AC3 #C3CD8A #8AC3CD
tetradic
#CD8AC3 #CDB68A #8ACD94 #8AA2CD
square
#CD8AC3 #CDB68A #8ACD94 #8AA2CD
split-complementary
#CD8AC3 #A2CD8A #8ACDB6
monochromatic
#9B428D #BB5FAD #CD8AC3 #DFB5D9 #F2E0EF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#CD8AC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.02
#CD8AC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD8AC3
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD8AC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD8AC3 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.02 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#899AC5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A3C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D38E9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd8ac3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 138, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.110 332.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddadd5',
500: '#cd8ac3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd8ac3; $custom-light: #ddadd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd8ac3",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 138,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 308.955,
"s": 40.12,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71902,
"c": 0.11046,
"h": 332.1
},
"luminance": 0.35096
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD8AC3
secondary
#CFE4D2
accent
#B34632
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FBF4FA
border
#D4CED3
text
#151014
muted
#837F83