#CDA5DA#CDA5DA
#CDA5DA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.086 H 317.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDA5DA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 165, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 42%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 24%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6%, 24.3%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.86, 24.04, -21.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.86, 32.10, 318.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.54% 0.0635 -0.0576) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.54% 0.086 317.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.2850, 44.9523, 72.2911) |
| Luminance | 0.4495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.02
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.15
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.33
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 6.57
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.57
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDA5DA #B2DAA5
analogous
#B2A5DA #CDA5DA #DAA5CC
triadic
#CDA5DA #DACDA5 #A5DACD
tetradic
#CDA5DA #DAB2A5 #B2DAA5 #A5CCDA
square
#CDA5DA #DAB2A5 #B2DAA5 #A5CCDA
split-complementary
#CDA5DA #CCDAA5 #A5DAB2
monochromatic
#9D4EB6 #B57AC8 #CDA5DA #E5D0EC #F3E9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#CDA5DA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#CDA5DA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDA5DA
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDA5DA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDA5DA | 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)
#9FB0DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B4D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CDABB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cda5da; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 165, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.086 317.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc0e5',
500: '#cda5da',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cda5da; $custom-light: #dcc0e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cda5da",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 165,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.283,
"s": 41.732,
"l": 75.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7754,
"c": 0.08575,
"h": 317.8
},
"luminance": 0.44951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDA5DA
secondary
#E2EDDE
accent
#B53151
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF7FC
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151215
muted
#838184