#CD8EC8#CD8EC8

#CD8EC8 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.108 H 329.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD8EC8
RGB	rgb(205, 142, 200)
HSL	hsl(305, 39%, 68%)
HSV	hsv(305, 31%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.7%, 2.4%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.90, 33.17, -20.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.90, 38.94, 328.42°)
OKLab	oklab(72.78% 0.0929 -0.055)
OKLCH	oklch(72.78% 0.108 329.4)
XYZ	xyz(45.2744, 36.4970, 59.2921)
Luminance	0.3649 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD8EC8 #8ECD93

analogous

#B28ECD #CD8EC8 #CD8EA8

triadic

#CD8EC8 #C8CD8E #8EC8CD

tetradic

#CD8EC8 #CDB28E #8ECD93 #8EA8CD

square

#CD8EC8 #CDB28E #8ECD93 #8EA8CD

split-complementary

#CD8EC8 #A8CD8E #8ECDB2

monochromatic

#9C4595 #BA64B3 #CD8EC8 #E0B8DD #F3E3F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.53

#CD8EC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.30

#CD8EC8 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CD8EC8

8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD8EC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD8EC8	1.00	2.53	8.30	8.30
#FFFFFF	2.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.30	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.30	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B9ECA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9AA6C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D292A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd8ec8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 142, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.108 329.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ddb0d8',
    500: '#cd8ec8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd8ec8;
$custom-light: #ddb0d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd8ec8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.762,
    "s": 38.65,
    "l": 68.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72775,
    "c": 0.10797,
    "h": 329.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.36495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD8EC8

secondary

#D2E5D3

accent

#B23E34

background

#FDFAFD

surface

#FBF5FA

border

#D4CFD3

text

#151014

muted

#837F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD8EC8

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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