#CD9ECD#CD9ECD
#CD9ECD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.418; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.084 H 326.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD9ECD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 158, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 32%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 23%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.9%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.76, 25.36, -17.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.76, 30.70, 325.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.78% 0.07 -0.0466) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.78% 0.084 326.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.4220, 41.8419, 63.2713) |
| Luminance | 0.4184 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 2.65
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.88
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.54
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 8.44
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.47
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 8.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD9ECD #9ECD9E
analogous
#B59ECD #CD9ECD #CD9EB5
triadic
#CD9ECD #CDCD9E #9ECDCD
tetradic
#CD9ECD #CDB59E #9ECD9E #9EB5CD
square
#CD9ECD #CDB59E #9ECD9E #9EB5CD
split-complementary
#CD9ECD #B5CD9E #9ECDB5
monochromatic
#9F529F #B876B8 #CD9ECD #E2C6E2 #F5EBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#CD9ECD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.37
#CD9ECD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD9ECD
9.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD9ECD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD9ECD | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.37 | 9.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA9CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6AFCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0A2AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd9ecd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 158, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.084 326.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcbbdc',
500: '#cd9ecd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd9ecd; $custom-light: #dcbbdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd9ecd",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 158,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 31.973,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75784,
"c": 0.08408,
"h": 326.4
},
"luminance": 0.41841
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD9ECD
secondary
#DDEADD
accent
#AB3B3B
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FBF6FB
border
#D4D0D4
text
#151215
muted
#838183