#CD8CCB#CD8CCB
#CD8CCB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.114 H 327.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD8CCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 140, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(302, 39%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(302, 32%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.7%, 1%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.56, 34.81, -22.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.56, 41.49, 327.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.55% 0.0968 -0.0611) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.55% 0.114 327.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.3335, 36.0488, 61.0585) |
| Luminance | 0.3605 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 3.96
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.35
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.94
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.20
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.60
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 7.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD8CCB #8CCD8E
analogous
#AE8CCD #CD8CCB #CD8CAB
triadic
#CD8CCB #CBCD8C #8CCBCD
tetradic
#CD8CCB #CDAE8C #8CCD8E #8CABCD
square
#CD8CCB #CDAE8C #8CCD8E #8CABCD
split-complementary
#CD8CCB #ABCD8C #8CCDAE
monochromatic
#9B4398 #BA61B8 #CD8CCB #E0B7DE #F2E1F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#CD8CCB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.21
#CD8CCB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD8CCB
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD8CCB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD8CCB | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.21 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#889DCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A5C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D191A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd8ccb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 140, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.114 327.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddaedb',
500: '#cd8ccb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd8ccb; $custom-light: #ddaedb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd8ccb",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 140,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 301.846,
"s": 39.394,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72552,
"c": 0.11448,
"h": 327.7
},
"luminance": 0.36047
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD8CCB
secondary
#D0E4D1
accent
#B23733
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FBF4FA
border
#D4CED3
text
#151015
muted
#837F83