#CD9FD3#CD9FD3
#CD9FD3 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.089 H 322.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD9FD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 159, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 37%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 25%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.8%, 24.6%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.20, 25.96, -19.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.20, 32.74, 322.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.19% 0.0704 -0.0539) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.19% 0.089 322.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.3314, 42.4797, 67.2161) |
| Luminance | 0.4248 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.27
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.58
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.63
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.19
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.43
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 7.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD9FD3 #A5D39F
analogous
#B39FD3 #CD9FD3 #D39FBF
triadic
#CD9FD3 #D3CD9F #9FD3CD
tetradic
#CD9FD3 #D3B39F #A5D39F #9FBFD3
square
#CD9FD3 #D3B39F #A5D39F #9FBFD3
split-complementary
#CD9FD3 #BFD39F #9FD3B3
monochromatic
#9F4EAA #B775C0 #CD9FD3 #E3C9E6 #F4EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#CD9FD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.50
#CD9FD3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD9FD3
9.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD9FD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD9FD3 | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.50 | 9.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AABD5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5B0D1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CFA4B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd9fd3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 159, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.089 322.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcbbe0',
500: '#cd9fd3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd9fd3; $custom-light: #dcbbe0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd9fd3",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 159,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 293.077,
"s": 37.143,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76187,
"c": 0.08864,
"h": 322.5
},
"luminance": 0.42479
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD9FD3
secondary
#E0ECDF
accent
#B03544
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FBF6FB
border
#D4D0D4
text
#151215
muted
#838183