#CD9FDA#CD9FDA
#CD9FDA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.096 H 318.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD9FDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 159, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 44%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 27%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6%, 27.1%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.45, 27.32, -23.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.45, 35.99, 319.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.46% 0.0724 -0.0636) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.46% 0.096 318.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.2281, 42.8384, 71.9388) |
| Luminance | 0.4284 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.25
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.17
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.47
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.66
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.43
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD9FDA #ACDA9F
analogous
#B09FDA #CD9FDA #DA9FCA
triadic
#CD9FDA #DACD9F #9FDACD
tetradic
#CD9FDA #DAB09F #ACDA9F #9FCADA
square
#CD9FDA #DAB09F #ACDA9F #9FCADA
split-complementary
#CD9FDA #CADA9F #9FDAB0
monochromatic
#9F47B8 #B673C9 #CD9FDA #E4CBEB #F3E9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#CD9FDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.57
#CD9FDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD9FDA
9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD9FDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD9FDA | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.57 | 9.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98ACDC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2B1D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CEA5B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd9fda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 159, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.096 318.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddbbe5',
500: '#cd9fda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd9fda; $custom-light: #ddbbe5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd9fda",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 159,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.78,
"s": 44.361,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76455,
"c": 0.0964,
"h": 318.7
},
"luminance": 0.42837
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD9FDA
secondary
#E1EDDE
accent
#B82E4C
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FC
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151215
muted
#838184