#CD9EF2#CD9EF2
#CD9EF2 is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.126 H 309.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD9EF2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 158, 242) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 76%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 35%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.3%, 34.7%, 0%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.12, 32.80, -35.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.12, 48.34, 312.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.27% 0.0801 -0.0979) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.27% 0.126 309.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.4278, 43.8443, 89.6354) |
| Luminance | 0.4384 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 1.34
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 1.68
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 2.05
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 2.81
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 4.27
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 4.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD9EF2 #C3F29E
analogous
#A39EF2 #CD9EF2 #F29EED
triadic
#CD9EF2 #F2CD9E #9EF2CD
tetradic
#CD9EF2 #F2A39E #C3F29E #9EEDF2
square
#CD9EF2 #F2A39E #C3F29E #9EEDF2
split-complementary
#CD9EF2 #EDF29E #9EF2A3
monochromatic
#9532E4 #B168EB #CD9EF2 #E9D4F9 #F1E4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#CD9EF2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.77
#CD9EF2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD9EF2
9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD9EF2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD9EF2 | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.77 | 9.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EAFF5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98B2F0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9AABD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd9ef2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 158, 242); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.126 309.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddbbf6',
500: '#cd9ef2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd9ef2; $custom-light: #ddbbf6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd9ef2",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 158,
"b": 242
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.571,
"s": 76.364,
"l": 78.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77273,
"c": 0.12647,
"h": 309.3
},
"luminance": 0.43844
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD9EF2
secondary
#E4F3D8
accent
#D90D67
background
#FDFBFF
surface
#FBF6FE
border
#D4D0D6
text
#151217
muted
#838185