#CD99FA#CD99FA
#CD99FA is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.144 H 308.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD99FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 153, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 91%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 39%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18%, 38.8%, 0%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.33, 37.25, -41.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.33, 55.47, 312.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.78% 0.0889 -0.1139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.78% 0.144 308) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.8201, 42.6643, 95.8237) |
| Luminance | 0.4266 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 0.96
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 2.20
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 2.27
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.01
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 3.41
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD99FA #C6FA99
analogous
#9D99FA #CD99FA #FA99F6
triadic
#CD99FA #FACD99 #99FACD
tetradic
#CD99FA #FA9D99 #C6FA99 #99F6FA
square
#CD99FA #FA9D99 #C6FA99 #99F6FA
split-complementary
#CD99FA #F6FA99 #99FA9D
monochromatic
#9424F4 #B05FF7 #CD99FA #EAD3FD #F1E2FE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#CD99FA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.53
#CD99FA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD99FA
9.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD99FA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD99FA | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.53 | 9.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#84ADFE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90AFF7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7A8BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd99fa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 153, 250); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.144 308.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddb8fc',
500: '#cd99fa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd99fa; $custom-light: #ddb8fc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd99fa",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 153,
"b": 250
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.165,
"s": 90.654,
"l": 79.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76778,
"c": 0.14446,
"h": 308
},
"luminance": 0.42664
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD99FA
secondary
#E4F6D5
accent
#E6006A
background
#FDFBFF
surface
#FBF6FF
border
#D4D0D7
text
#151117
muted
#838085