#CD97D9#CD97D9
#CD97D9 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.401; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.109 H 320.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD97D9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 151, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 46%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 30%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.5%, 30.4%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.56, 31.50, -25.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.56, 40.69, 320.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75% 0.0841 -0.0701) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75% 0.109 320.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7662, 40.1233, 70.8079) |
| Luminance | 0.4012 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.68
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.72
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.45
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 5.69
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.41
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD97D9 #A3D997
analogous
#AC97D9 #CD97D9 #D997C4
triadic
#CD97D9 #D9CD97 #97D9CD
tetradic
#CD97D9 #D9AC97 #A3D997 #97C4D9
square
#CD97D9 #D9AC97 #A3D997 #97C4D9
split-complementary
#CD97D9 #C4D997 #97D9AC
monochromatic
#9F42B4 #B76AC9 #CD97D9 #E3C4E9 #F4E9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.33
#CD97D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.02
#CD97D9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD97D9
9.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD97D9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD97D9 | 1.00 | 2.33 | 9.02 | 9.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8FA6DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CACD7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE9EAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd97d9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 151, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.109 320.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddb6e5',
500: '#cd97d9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd97d9; $custom-light: #ddb6e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd97d9",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 151,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.091,
"s": 46.479,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75002,
"c": 0.10949,
"h": 320.2
},
"luminance": 0.40122
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD97D9
secondary
#E0EEDD
accent
#BA2C46
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FC
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151115
muted
#838084