#CD9BDA#CD9BDA
#CD9BDA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.103 H 319.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD9BDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 155, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 46%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 29%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6%, 28.9%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.51, 29.51, -24.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.51, 38.58, 319.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.74% 0.0784 -0.0676) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.74% 0.104 319.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.5513, 41.4849, 71.7132) |
| Luminance | 0.4148 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.32
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.03
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.23
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.03
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.48
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD9BDA #A8DA9B
analogous
#AD9BDA #CD9BDA #DA9BC7
triadic
#CD9BDA #DACD9B #9BDACD
tetradic
#CD9BDA #DAAD9B #A8DA9B #9BC7DA
square
#CD9BDA #DAAD9B #A8DA9B #9BC7DA
split-complementary
#CD9BDA #C7DA9B #9BDAAD
monochromatic
#9F44B7 #B76EC9 #CD9BDA #E3C8EB #F4E9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#CD9BDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.30
#CD9BDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD9BDA
9.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD9BDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD9BDA | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.30 | 9.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94A9DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FAED8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CEA2B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd9bda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 155, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.103 319.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddb9e5',
500: '#cd9bda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd9bda; $custom-light: #ddb9e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd9bda",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 155,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.619,
"s": 45.985,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75744,
"c": 0.1035,
"h": 319.2
},
"luminance": 0.41484
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD9BDA
secondary
#E1EEDD
accent
#B92C49
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FC
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151115
muted
#838084