#CDACE3#CDACE3
#CDACE3 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.480; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.084 H 311.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDACE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 172, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 50%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 24%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.7%, 24.2%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.84, 22.01, -23.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.84, 31.95, 313.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.17% 0.0559 -0.063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.17% 0.084 311.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.7921, 48.0308, 79.0952) |
| Luminance | 0.4803 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 4.61
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.04
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 5.53
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.77
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.81
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDACE3 #C2E3AC
analogous
#B1ACE3 #CDACE3 #E3ACDD
triadic
#CDACE3 #E3CDAC #ACE3CD
tetradic
#CDACE3 #E3B1AC #C2E3AC #ACDDE3
square
#CDACE3 #E3B1AC #C2E3AC #ACDDE3
split-complementary
#CDACE3 #DDE3AC #ACE3B1
monochromatic
#9650C4 #B17ED4 #CDACE3 #E9DAF2 #F1E8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#CDACE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.61
#CDACE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDACE3
10.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDACE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDACE3 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.61 | 10.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4B6E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAB9E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CBB3BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdace3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 172, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.084 311.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc5ec',
500: '#cdace3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdace3; $custom-light: #dcc5ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdace3",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 172,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276,
"s": 49.55,
"l": 78.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79168,
"c": 0.08419,
"h": 311.6
},
"luminance": 0.4803
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDACE3
secondary
#E4EEDD
accent
#BD2964
background
#FDFCFE
surface
#FBF8FD
border
#D4D1D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184