#CD99D3#CD99D3
#CD99D3 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.099 H 323.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD99D3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 153, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(294, 40%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(294, 27%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.8%, 27.5%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.80, 29.24, -22.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.80, 36.64, 322.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.12% 0.0794 -0.0598) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.12% 0.099 323) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.3246, 40.4660, 66.8805) |
| Luminance | 0.4047 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.12
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.13
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.64
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.39
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.73
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD99D3 #9FD399
analogous
#B099D3 #CD99D3 #D399BC
triadic
#CD99D3 #D3CD99 #99D3CD
tetradic
#CD99D3 #D3B099 #9FD399 #99BCD3
square
#CD99D3 #D3B099 #9FD399 #99BCD3
split-complementary
#CD99D3 #BCD399 #99D3B0
monochromatic
#9F49A9 #B86EC1 #CD99D3 #E2C4E5 #F5EAF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#CD99D3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.09
#CD99D3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD99D3
9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD99D3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD99D3 | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.09 | 9.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94A7D5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0ADD1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF9FAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd99d3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 153, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.099 323.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddb7e0',
500: '#cd99d3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd99d3; $custom-light: #ddb7e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd99d3",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 153,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 293.793,
"s": 39.726,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75116,
"c": 0.0994,
"h": 323
},
"luminance": 0.40465
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD99D3
secondary
#DEEBDC
accent
#B33340
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FBF6FB
border
#D4D0D4
text
#151115
muted
#838083