#CD9EDE#CD9EDE

#CD9EDE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.103 H 316.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD9EDE
RGB	rgb(205, 158, 222)
HSL	hsl(284, 49%, 75%)
HSV	hsv(284, 29%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.7%, 28.8%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.36, 28.66, -25.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.36, 38.54, 318.06°)
OKLab	oklab(76.44% 0.075 -0.0702)
OKLCH	oklch(76.44% 0.103 316.9)
XYZ	xyz(50.5866, 42.7078, 74.6717)
Luminance	0.4271 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD9EDE #AFDE9E

analogous

#AD9EDE #CD9EDE #DE9ECF

triadic

#CD9EDE #DECD9E #9EDECD

tetradic

#CD9EDE #DEAD9E #AFDE9E #9ECFDE

square

#CD9EDE #DEAD9E #AFDE9E #9ECFDE

split-complementary

#CD9EDE #CFDE9E #9EDEAD

monochromatic

#9E43BF #B570CE #CD9EDE #E5CCEE #F3E8F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.20

#CD9EDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.54

#CD9EDE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CD9EDE

9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD9EDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD9EDE	1.00	2.20	9.54	9.54
#FFFFFF	2.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.54	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.54	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#96ACE1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A0B0DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CDA5B5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AFAFAF

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd9ede;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 158, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.103 316.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ddbbe8',
    500: '#cd9ede',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd9ede;
$custom-light: #ddbbe8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd9ede",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.063,
    "s": 49.231,
    "l": 74.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.76435,
    "c": 0.10274,
    "h": 316.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.42707
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD9EDE

secondary

#E1EEDD

accent

#BD2950

background

#FDFBFE

surface

#FBF6FC

border

#D4D0D5

text

#151216

muted

#838184

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD9EDE

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

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