#CD8EC4#CD8EC4
#CD8EC4 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.104 H 331.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD8EC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 142, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 39%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 31%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.7%, 4.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.76, 32.44, -18.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.76, 37.28, 330.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.62% 0.0917 -0.0494) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.62% 0.104 331.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.8130, 36.3124, 56.8623) |
| Luminance | 0.3631 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 5.45
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.46
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.46
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 7.10
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.42
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD8EC4 #8ECD97
analogous
#B68ECD #CD8EC4 #CD8EA4
triadic
#CD8EC4 #C4CD8E #8EC4CD
tetradic
#CD8EC4 #CDB68E #8ECD97 #8EA4CD
square
#CD8EC4 #CDB68E #8ECD97 #8EA4CD
split-complementary
#CD8EC4 #A4CD8E #8ECDB6
monochromatic
#9C458F #BA64AE #CD8EC4 #E0B8DA #F3E3F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#CD8EC4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.26
#CD8EC4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD8EC4
8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD8EC4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD8EC4 | 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)
#8D9DC6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA6C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D292A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd8ec4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 142, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.104 331.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddb0d6',
500: '#cd8ec4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd8ec4; $custom-light: #ddb0d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd8ec4",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 142,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 308.571,
"s": 38.65,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72623,
"c": 0.10419,
"h": 331.7
},
"luminance": 0.36311
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD8EC4
secondary
#D2E5D5
accent
#B24634
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FBF5FA
border
#D4CFD3
text
#151014
muted
#837F83