#CD9FDE#CD9FDE
#CD9FDE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.101 H 316.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD9FDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 159, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 49%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 28%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.7%, 28.4%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.59, 28.12, -25.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.59, 37.89, 317.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.61% 0.0736 -0.0692) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.61% 0.101 316.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.7578, 43.0503, 74.7287) |
| Luminance | 0.4305 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.63
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.54
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.31
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 6.00
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.02
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD9FDE #B0DE9F
analogous
#AE9FDE #CD9FDE #DE9FCF
triadic
#CD9FDE #DECD9F #9FDECD
tetradic
#CD9FDE #DEAE9F #B0DE9F #9FCFDE
square
#CD9FDE #DEAE9F #B0DE9F #9FCFDE
split-complementary
#CD9FDE #CFDE9F #9FDEAE
monochromatic
#9E44BF #B571CE #CD9FDE #E5CDEE #F3E8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#CD9FDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.61
#CD9FDE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD9FDE
9.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD9FDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD9FDE | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.61 | 9.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97ACE1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1B1DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CDA6B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd9fde; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 159, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.101 316.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddbbe8',
500: '#cd9fde',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd9fde; $custom-light: #ddbbe8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd9fde",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 159,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.81,
"s": 48.837,
"l": 74.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76613,
"c": 0.10098,
"h": 316.7
},
"luminance": 0.43049
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD9FDE
secondary
#E1EEDD
accent
#BC2951
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FC
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184