#CD98CD#CD98CD
#CD98CD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.398; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.095 H 326.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD98CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 152, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 35%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 26%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.9%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.36, 28.65, -19.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.36, 34.61, 325.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.71% 0.0791 -0.0524) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.71% 0.095 326.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.4234, 39.8448, 62.9385) |
| Luminance | 0.3984 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.52
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.42
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.53
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.66
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.09
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD98CD #98CD98
analogous
#B298CD #CD98CD #CD98B3
triadic
#CD98CD #CDCD98 #98CDCD
tetradic
#CD98CD #CDB398 #98CD98 #98B2CD
square
#CD98CD #CDB398 #98CD98 #98B2CD
split-complementary
#CD98CD #B3CD98 #98CDB3
monochromatic
#9E4D9E #B96FB9 #CD98CD #E1C1E1 #F5EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#CD98CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.97
#CD98CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD98CD
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD98CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD98CD | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.97 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A5CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ACCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D09CAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd98cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 152, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.095 326.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddb7dc',
500: '#cd98cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd98cd; $custom-light: #ddb7dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd98cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 152,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 34.641,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74709,
"c": 0.09492,
"h": 326.5
},
"luminance": 0.39843
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD98CD
secondary
#D9E8D9
accent
#AD3838
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FBF6FB
border
#D4D0D4
text
#151115
muted
#838083