#CD9BE5#CD9BE5
#CD9BE5 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.116 H 314.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD9BE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 155, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 59%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 32%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.5%, 32.3%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.93, 31.72, -30.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.93, 43.84, 316.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.19% 0.0813 -0.0829) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.19% 0.116 314.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.0388, 42.0799, 79.5471) |
| Luminance | 0.4208 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.03
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.01
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.63
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.67
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.91
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD9BE5 #B3E59B
analogous
#A89BE5 #CD9BE5 #E59BD8
triadic
#CD9BE5 #E5CD9B #9BE5CD
tetradic
#CD9BE5 #E5A89B #B3E59B #9BD8E5
square
#CD9BE5 #E5A89B #B3E59B #9BD8E5
split-complementary
#CD9BE5 #D8E59B #9BE5A8
monochromatic
#9C3ACC #B56AD8 #CD9BE5 #E5CCF2 #F3E7F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#CD9BE5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.42
#CD9BE5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD9BE5
9.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD9BE5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD9BE5 | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.42 | 9.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90ABE8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BAFE3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CCA4B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd9be5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 155, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.116 314.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddb9ed',
500: '#cd9be5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd9be5; $custom-light: #ddb9ed; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd9be5",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 155,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280.541,
"s": 58.73,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76193,
"c": 0.1161,
"h": 314.4
},
"luminance": 0.42079
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD9BE5
secondary
#E2F0DB
accent
#C61F55
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FD
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151116
muted
#838084