#CD99CF#CD99CF
#CD99CF is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.095 H 325.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD99CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 153, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 36%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 26%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1%, 26.1%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.66, 28.48, -20.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.66, 34.84, 324.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.96% 0.0782 -0.0542) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.96% 0.095 325.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.8293, 40.2680, 64.2724) |
| Luminance | 0.4027 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.30
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.44
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.30
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.72
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.66
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD99CF #9BCF99
analogous
#B299CF #CD99CF #CF99B6
triadic
#CD99CF #CFCD99 #99CFCD
tetradic
#CD99CF #CFB299 #9BCF99 #99B6CF
square
#CD99CF #CFB299 #9BCF99 #99B6CF
split-complementary
#CD99CF #B6CF99 #99CFB2
monochromatic
#9E4CA2 #B96FBB #CD99CF #E1C3E3 #F5EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#CD99CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.05
#CD99CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD99CF
9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD99CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD99CF | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.05 | 9.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A6D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ACCD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D09EAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd99cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 153, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.095 325.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddb7dd',
500: '#cd99cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd99cf; $custom-light: #ddb7dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd99cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 153,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297.778,
"s": 36,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74962,
"c": 0.09518,
"h": 325.3
},
"luminance": 0.40267
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD99CF
secondary
#DBE9DB
accent
#AF373B
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FBF6FB
border
#D4D0D4
text
#151115
muted
#838083