#CD9CCE#CD9CCE
#CD9CCE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.412; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.089 H 325.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD9CCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 156, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 34%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 24%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.5%, 24.3%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.33, 26.65, -18.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.33, 32.45, 325.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.46% 0.0734 -0.0499) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.46% 0.089 325.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.2047, 41.2136, 63.7963) |
| Luminance | 0.4121 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.40
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.50
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.97
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 7.71
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.13
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD9CCE #9DCE9C
analogous
#B49CCE #CD9CCE #CE9CB6
triadic
#CD9CCE #CECD9C #9CCECD
tetradic
#CD9CCE #CEB49C #9DCE9C #9CB6CE
square
#CD9CCE #CEB49C #9DCE9C #9CB6CE
split-complementary
#CD9CCE #B6CE9C #9CCEB4
monochromatic
#9F4FA0 #B873BA #CD9CCE #E2C5E2 #F5EBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.27
#CD9CCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.24
#CD9CCE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD9CCE
9.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD9CCE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD9CCE | 1.00 | 2.27 | 9.24 | 9.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A8D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4AECC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0A0AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd9cce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 156, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.089 325.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcb9dd',
500: '#cd9cce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd9cce; $custom-light: #dcb9dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd9cce",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 156,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.8,
"s": 33.784,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7546,
"c": 0.08873,
"h": 325.8
},
"luminance": 0.41212
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD9CCE
secondary
#DDEADC
accent
#AD393B
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FBF6FB
border
#D4D0D4
text
#151115
muted
#838083