#CD8DCC#CD8DCC
#CD8DCC is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.114 H 327.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD8DCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 141, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(301, 39%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(301, 31%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.2%, 0.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.82, 34.45, -22.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.82, 41.28, 326.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.76% 0.0956 -0.0616) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.76% 0.114 327.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5998, 36.3902, 61.7370) |
| Luminance | 0.3639 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 4.05
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.12
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.04
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.17
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.43
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 7.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD8DCC #8DCD8E
analogous
#AE8DCD #CD8DCC #CD8DAC
triadic
#CD8DCC #CCCD8D #8DCCCD
tetradic
#CD8DCC #CDAE8D #8DCD8E #8DACCD
square
#CD8DCC #CDAE8D #8DCD8E #8DACCD
split-complementary
#CD8DCC #ACCD8D #8DCDAE
monochromatic
#9B449A #BA62B9 #CD8DCC #E0B8DF #F2E2F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#CD8DCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.28
#CD8DCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD8DCC
8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD8DCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD8DCC | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.28 | 8.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#899DCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A5CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D192A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd8dcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 141, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.114 327.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddafdb',
500: '#cd8dcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd8dcc; $custom-light: #ddafdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd8dcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 141,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300.938,
"s": 39.024,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72761,
"c": 0.11369,
"h": 327.2
},
"luminance": 0.36389
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD8DCC
secondary
#D1E5D1
accent
#B23533
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FBF4FB
border
#D4CED4
text
#151015
muted
#837F83