#CD8DCA#CD8DCA
#CD8DCA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.112 H 328.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD8DCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 141, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(303, 39%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(303, 31%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.2%, 1.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.74, 34.08, -21.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.74, 40.43, 327.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.68% 0.095 -0.0588) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.68% 0.112 328.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.3615, 36.2949, 60.4818) |
| Luminance | 0.3629 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 4.28
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.18
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.28
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.34
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.22
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 8.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD8DCA #8DCD90
analogous
#B08DCD #CD8DCA #CD8DAA
triadic
#CD8DCA #CACD8D #8DCACD
tetradic
#CD8DCA #CDB08D #8DCD90 #8DAACD
square
#CD8DCA #CDB08D #8DCD90 #8DAACD
split-complementary
#CD8DCA #AACD8D #8DCDB0
monochromatic
#9B4497 #BA62B6 #CD8DCA #E0B8DE #F2E2F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#CD8DCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.26
#CD8DCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD8DCA
8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD8DCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD8DCA | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.26 | 8.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A9DCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A5C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D192A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd8dca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 141, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.112 328.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddafda',
500: '#cd8dca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd8dca; $custom-light: #ddafda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd8dca",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 141,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 302.813,
"s": 39.024,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72682,
"c": 0.11171,
"h": 328.3
},
"luminance": 0.36293
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD8DCA
secondary
#D1E5D2
accent
#B23933
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FBF4FA
border
#D4CED3
text
#151014
muted
#837F83