#CD9DDA#CD9DDA
#CD9DDA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.422; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.100 H 319.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD9DDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 157, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 45%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 28%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6%, 28%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.98, 28.42, -24.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.98, 37.28, 319.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.1% 0.0754 -0.0656) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.1% 0.1 319) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.8870, 42.1561, 71.8250) |
| Luminance | 0.4215 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.23
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.32
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.32
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.59
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.50
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD9DDA #AADA9D
analogous
#AE9DDA #CD9DDA #DA9DC8
triadic
#CD9DDA #DACD9D #9DDACD
tetradic
#CD9DDA #DAAE9D #AADA9D #9DC8DA
square
#CD9DDA #DAAE9D #AADA9D #9DC8DA
split-complementary
#CD9DDA #C8DA9D #9DDAAE
monochromatic
#9F45B7 #B671C9 #CD9DDA #E4C9EB #F4E9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#CD9DDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.43
#CD9DDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD9DDA
9.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD9DDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD9DDA | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.43 | 9.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96AADC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1AFD8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CEA4B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd9dda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 157, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.100 319.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddbae5',
500: '#cd9dda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd9dda; $custom-light: #ddbae5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd9dda",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 157,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.213,
"s": 45.185,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76098,
"c": 0.09995,
"h": 319
},
"luminance": 0.42155
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD9DDA
secondary
#E1EEDD
accent
#B82D4B
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FC
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151115
muted
#838084