#CD8CCC#CD8CCC
#CD8CCC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.115 H 327.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD8CCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 140, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(301, 39%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(301, 32%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.7%, 0.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.59, 34.99, -23.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.59, 41.92, 326.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.59% 0.0971 -0.0625) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.59% 0.115 327.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.4530, 36.0966, 61.6881) |
| Luminance | 0.3609 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 3.85
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.34
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 5.90
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.06
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 7.52
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD8CCC #8CCD8D
analogous
#AD8CCD #CD8CCC #CD8CAB
triadic
#CD8CCC #CCCD8C #8CCCCD
tetradic
#CD8CCC #CDAD8C #8CCD8D #8CABCD
square
#CD8CCC #CDAD8C #8CCD8D #8CABCD
split-complementary
#CD8CCC #ABCD8C #8CCDAD
monochromatic
#9B439A #BA61B9 #CD8CCC #E0B7DF #F2E1F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#CD8CCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.22
#CD8CCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD8CCC
8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD8CCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD8CCC | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.22 | 8.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#889DCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A5CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D192A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd8ccc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 140, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.115 327.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddaedb',
500: '#cd8ccc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd8ccc; $custom-light: #ddaedb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd8ccc",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 140,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300.923,
"s": 39.394,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72592,
"c": 0.11547,
"h": 327.2
},
"luminance": 0.36095
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD8CCC
secondary
#D0E4D1
accent
#B23533
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FBF4FB
border
#D4CED4
text
#151015
muted
#837F83