#CD9CF4#CD9CF4
#CD9CF4 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.132 H 309.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD9CF4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 156, 244) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 80%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 36%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16%, 36.1%, 0%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.75, 34.32, -37.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.75, 50.59, 312.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.02% 0.0834 -0.1026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.02% 0.132 309.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.3914, 43.2883, 91.1132) |
| Luminance | 0.4329 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 1.08
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 1.79
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 1.96
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 2.52
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 4.74
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 4.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD9CF4 #C3F49C
analogous
#A19CF4 #CD9CF4 #F49CEF
triadic
#CD9CF4 #F4CD9C #9CF4CD
tetradic
#CD9CF4 #F4A19C #C3F49C #9CEFF4
square
#CD9CF4 #F4A19C #C3F49C #9CEFF4
split-complementary
#CD9CF4 #EFF49C #9CF4A1
monochromatic
#952EE8 #B165EE #CD9CF4 #E9D3FA #F1E3FC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#CD9CF4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.66
#CD9CF4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD9CF4
9.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD9CF4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD9CF4 | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.66 | 9.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8BAEF7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96B1F1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8A9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd9cf4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 156, 244); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.132 309.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddbaf8',
500: '#cd9cf4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd9cf4; $custom-light: #ddbaf8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd9cf4",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 156,
"b": 244
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.409,
"s": 80,
"l": 78.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77016,
"c": 0.13224,
"h": 309.1
},
"luminance": 0.43288
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD9CF4
secondary
#E4F4D7
accent
#DC0967
background
#FDFBFF
surface
#FBF6FF
border
#D4D0D7
text
#151117
muted
#838085