#CDA4E1#CDA4E1
#CDA4E1 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 77.6% C 0.096 H 314.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDA4E1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 164, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 50%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 27%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.9%, 27.1%, 0%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.87, 25.98, -25.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.87, 36.12, 316.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.63% 0.067 -0.0683) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.63% 0.096 314.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.0408, 44.9671, 77.1576) |
| Luminance | 0.4497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.27
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.48
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.27
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 5.33
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 5.33
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDA4E1 #B8E1A4
analogous
#AFA4E1 #CDA4E1 #E1A4D7
triadic
#CDA4E1 #E1CDA4 #A4E1CD
tetradic
#CDA4E1 #E1AFA4 #B8E1A4 #A4D7E1
square
#CDA4E1 #E1AFA4 #B8E1A4 #A4D7E1
split-complementary
#CDA4E1 #D7E1A4 #A4E1AF
monochromatic
#9A48C3 #B476D2 #CDA4E1 #E6D2F0 #F2E8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#CDA4E1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#CDA4E1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDA4E1
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDA4E1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDA4E1 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BB0E3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4B4DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CCABBA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cda4e1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 164, 225); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.6% 0.096 314.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddbfea',
500: '#cda4e1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cda4e1; $custom-light: #ddbfea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cda4e1",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 164,
"b": 225
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280.328,
"s": 50.413,
"l": 76.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77629,
"c": 0.09571,
"h": 314.4
},
"luminance": 0.44966
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDA4E1
secondary
#E2EEDD
accent
#BE2859
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF7FD
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184