#CD8DCB#CD8DCB
#CD8DCB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.113 H 327.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD8DCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 141, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(302, 39%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(302, 31%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.2%, 1%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.78, 34.27, -22.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.78, 40.85, 327.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.72% 0.0953 -0.0602) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.72% 0.113 327.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.4803, 36.3424, 61.1074) |
| Luminance | 0.3634 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 4.16
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.14
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.19
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.22
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.32
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 7.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD8DCB #8DCD8F
analogous
#AF8DCD #CD8DCB #CD8DAB
triadic
#CD8DCB #CBCD8D #8DCBCD
tetradic
#CD8DCB #CDAF8D #8DCD8F #8DABCD
square
#CD8DCB #CDAF8D #8DCD8F #8DABCD
split-complementary
#CD8DCB #ABCD8D #8DCDAF
monochromatic
#9B4499 #BA62B8 #CD8DCB #E0B8DE #F2E2F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#CD8DCB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.27
#CD8DCB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD8DCB
8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD8DCB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD8DCB | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.27 | 8.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#899DCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99A5C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D192A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd8dcb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 141, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.113 327.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddafdb',
500: '#cd8dcb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd8dcb; $custom-light: #ddafdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd8dcb",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 141,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 301.875,
"s": 39.024,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72722,
"c": 0.11269,
"h": 327.7
},
"luminance": 0.36341
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD8DCB
secondary
#D1E5D2
accent
#B23733
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FBF4FA
border
#D4CED3
text
#151015
muted
#837F83