#CD8ECA#CD8ECA
#CD8ECA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.110 H 328.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD8ECA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 142, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(303, 39%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(303, 31%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.7%, 1.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.97, 33.54, -21.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.97, 39.78, 327.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.85% 0.0935 -0.0578) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.85% 0.11 328.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5096, 36.5911, 60.5312) |
| Luminance | 0.3659 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 4.49
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.99
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.35
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.56
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.94
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 8.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD8ECA #8ECD91
analogous
#B08ECD #CD8ECA #CD8EAA
triadic
#CD8ECA #CACD8E #8ECACD
tetradic
#CD8ECA #CDB08E #8ECD91 #8EAACD
square
#CD8ECA #CDB08E #8ECD91 #8EAACD
split-complementary
#CD8ECA #AACD8E #8ECDB0
monochromatic
#9C4598 #BA64B6 #CD8ECA #E0B8DE #F3E3F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#CD8ECA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.32
#CD8ECA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD8ECA
8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD8ECA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD8ECA | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.32 | 8.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B9ECC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA6C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D193A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd8eca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 142, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.110 328.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddb0da',
500: '#cd8eca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd8eca; $custom-light: #ddb0da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd8eca",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 142,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 302.857,
"s": 38.65,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72853,
"c": 0.10991,
"h": 328.3
},
"luminance": 0.36589
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD8ECA
secondary
#D2E5D3
accent
#B23A34
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FBF5FA
border
#D4CFD3
text
#151014
muted
#837F83