#CD9FE2#CD9FE2
#CD9FE2 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.106 H 315.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD9FE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 159, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 54%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 30%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.3%, 29.6%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.74, 28.92, -27.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.74, 39.82, 316.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.77% 0.0746 -0.0747) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.77% 0.106 315) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.3003, 43.2673, 77.5857) |
| Luminance | 0.4327 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.65
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.18
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.12
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.13
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.37
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD9FE2 #B4E29F
analogous
#AB9FE2 #CD9FE2 #E29FD5
triadic
#CD9FE2 #E2CD9F #9FE2CD
tetradic
#CD9FE2 #E2AB9F #B4E29F #9FD5E2
square
#CD9FE2 #E2AB9F #B4E29F #9FD5E2
split-complementary
#CD9FE2 #D5E29F #9FE2AB
monochromatic
#9C41C6 #B570D4 #CD9FE2 #E5CEF0 #F3E7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#CD9FE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.65
#CD9FE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CD9FE2
9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD9FE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD9FE2 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.65 | 9.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95ADE5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0B1E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CCA7B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd9fe2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 159, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.106 315.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddbbeb',
500: '#cd9fe2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd9fe2; $custom-light: #ddbbeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd9fe2",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 159,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.194,
"s": 53.6,
"l": 75.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76774,
"c": 0.10563,
"h": 315
},
"luminance": 0.43266
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD9FE2
secondary
#E2EFDC
accent
#C12456
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FD
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184