#CD9CD1#CD9CD1

#CD9CD1 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.092 H 323.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD9CD1
RGB	rgb(205, 156, 209)
HSL	hsl(295, 37%, 72%)
HSV	hsv(295, 25%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.9%, 25.4%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(70.43, 27.21, -20.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(70.43, 33.79, 323.66°)
OKLab	oklab(75.57% 0.0743 -0.0541)
OKLCH	oklch(75.57% 0.092 323.9)
XYZ	xyz(48.5726, 41.3608, 65.7340)
Luminance	0.4136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#CD9CD1 #A0D19C

analogous

#B39CD1 #CD9CD1 #D19CBB

triadic

#CD9CD1 #D1CD9C #9CD1CD

tetradic

#CD9CD1 #D1B39C #A0D19C #9CBBD1

square

#CD9CD1 #D1B39C #A0D19C #9CBBD1

split-complementary

#CD9CD1 #BBD19C #9CD1B3

monochromatic

#9F4DA6 #B872BE #CD9CD1 #E2C6E4 #F4EAF5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.26

#CD9CD1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.27

#CD9CD1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CD9CD1

9.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD9CD1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD9CD1	1.00	2.26	9.27	9.27
#FFFFFF	2.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.27	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.27	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#98A9D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A3AECF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CFA1AF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#ACACAC

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd9cd1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 156, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.092 323.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ddb9df',
    500: '#cd9cd1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd9cd1;
$custom-light: #ddb9df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd9cd1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.472,
    "s": 36.552,
    "l": 71.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75573,
    "c": 0.09188,
    "h": 323.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.4136
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD9CD1

secondary

#DFEBDE

accent

#AF363F

background

#FDFBFD

surface

#FBF6FB

border

#D4D0D4

text

#151115

muted

#838083

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD9CD1

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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