#CD9EE2#CD9EE2
#CD9EE2 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.107 H 315.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD9EE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 158, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 54%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 30%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.3%, 30.1%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.50, 29.47, -27.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.50, 40.46, 316.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.6% 0.0761 -0.0757) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.6% 0.107 315.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.1290, 42.9248, 77.5286) |
| Luminance | 0.4292 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.60
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.21
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.98
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.99
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.31
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD9EE2 #B3E29E
analogous
#AB9EE2 #CD9EE2 #E29ED5
triadic
#CD9EE2 #E2CD9E #9EE2CD
tetradic
#CD9EE2 #E2AB9E #B3E29E #9ED5E2
square
#CD9EE2 #E2AB9E #B3E29E #9ED5E2
split-complementary
#CD9EE2 #D5E29E #9EE2AB
monochromatic
#9C40C6 #B56FD4 #CD9EE2 #E5CDF0 #F3E7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#CD9EE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.58
#CD9EE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD9EE2
9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD9EE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD9EE2 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.58 | 9.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94ACE5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FB1E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CCA6B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd9ee2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 158, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.107 315.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddbbeb',
500: '#cd9ee2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd9ee2; $custom-light: #ddbbeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd9ee2",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 158,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.471,
"s": 53.968,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76596,
"c": 0.10738,
"h": 315.1
},
"luminance": 0.42924
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD9EE2
secondary
#E2EFDC
accent
#C12455
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FD
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184