#CD8BCA#CD8BCA
#CD8BCA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.115 H 328.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD8BCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 139, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(303, 40%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(303, 32%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.2%, 1.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.30, 35.16, -22.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.30, 41.71, 327.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.34% 0.098 -0.0607) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.34% 0.115 328.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0693, 35.7104, 60.3844) |
| Luminance | 0.3571 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 3.90
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.59
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.72
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.37
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 7.46
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD8BCA #8BCD8E
analogous
#AF8BCD #CD8BCA #CD8BA9
triadic
#CD8BCA #CACD8B #8BCACD
tetradic
#CD8BCA #CDAF8B #8BCD8E #8BA9CD
square
#CD8BCA #CDAF8B #8BCD8E #8BA9CD
split-complementary
#CD8BCA #A9CD8B #8BCDAF
monochromatic
#9B4397 #BB60B6 #CD8BCA #DFB6DE #F2E1F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#CD8BCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.14
#CD8BCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD8BCA
8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD8BCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD8BCA | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.14 | 8.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#879CCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A4C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D290A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd8bca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 139, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.115 328.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddaeda',
500: '#cd8bca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd8bca; $custom-light: #ddaeda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd8bca",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 139,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 302.727,
"s": 39.759,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72343,
"c": 0.11529,
"h": 328.2
},
"luminance": 0.35709
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD8BCA
secondary
#D0E4D1
accent
#B33933
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FBF4FA
border
#D4CED3
text
#151014
muted
#837F83