#CDA5EF#CDA5EF
#CDA5EF is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.461; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.111 H 308.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDA5EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 165, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 70%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 31%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.2%, 31%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.62, 28.34, -31.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.62, 42.41, 311.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.38% 0.0694 -0.0866) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.38% 0.111 308.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.2091, 46.1219, 87.6913) |
| Luminance | 0.4612 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 1.98
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 2.80
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 3.13
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 3.69
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 3.72
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 3.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDA5EF #C7EFA5
analogous
#A8A5EF #CDA5EF #EFA5EC
triadic
#CDA5EF #EFCDA5 #A5EFCD
tetradic
#CDA5EF #EFA8A5 #C7EFA5 #A5ECEF
square
#CDA5EF #EFA8A5 #C7EFA5 #A5ECEF
split-complementary
#CDA5EF #ECEFA5 #A5EFA8
monochromatic
#933DDD #B071E6 #CDA5EF #EAD9F8 #F1E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#CDA5EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.22
#CDA5EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDA5EF
10.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDA5EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDA5EF | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.22 | 10.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98B3F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0B6ED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9AFC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cda5ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 165, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.111 308.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddc0f4',
500: '#cda5ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cda5ef; $custom-light: #ddc0f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cda5ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 165,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.432,
"s": 69.811,
"l": 79.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78378,
"c": 0.11098,
"h": 308.7
},
"luminance": 0.46121
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDA5EF
secondary
#E4F2D9
accent
#D2146B
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF7FD
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151217
muted
#838185