#CDACE4#CDACE4
#CDACE4 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.481; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.085 H 311.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDACE4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 172, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 51%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 25%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.1%, 24.6%, 0%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.88, 22.22, -23.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.88, 32.45, 313.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.21% 0.0562 -0.0644) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.21% 0.085 311.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.9306, 48.0862, 79.8242) |
| Luminance | 0.4809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 4.39
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 4.79
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 5.34
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.60
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.83
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDACE4 #C3E4AC
analogous
#B1ACE4 #CDACE4 #E4ACDF
triadic
#CDACE4 #E4CDAC #ACE4CD
tetradic
#CDACE4 #E4B1AC #C3E4AC #ACDFE4
square
#CDACE4 #E4B1AC #C3E4AC #ACDFE4
split-complementary
#CDACE4 #DFE4AC #ACE4B1
monochromatic
#9550C6 #B17ED5 #CDACE4 #E9DAF3 #F1E8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#CDACE4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.62
#CDACE4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDACE4
10.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDACE4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDACE4 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.62 | 10.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3B7E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAB9E2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CBB3BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdace4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 172, 228); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.085 311.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc5ec',
500: '#cdace4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdace4; $custom-light: #dcc5ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdace4",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 172,
"b": 228
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.357,
"s": 50.909,
"l": 78.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79207,
"c": 0.08542,
"h": 311.1
},
"luminance": 0.48086
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDACE4
secondary
#E4EFDC
accent
#BE2765
background
#FDFCFE
surface
#FBF8FD
border
#D4D1D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184