#CDACE6#CDACE6
#CDACE6 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.482; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.088 H 310.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDACE6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 172, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 54%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 25%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.9%, 25.2%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.95, 22.63, -24.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.95, 33.45, 312.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.28% 0.0568 -0.0671) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.28% 0.088 310.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.2098, 48.1979, 81.2949) |
| Luminance | 0.4820 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 3.96
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 4.30
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 4.98
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.20
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.81
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDACE6 #C5E6AC
analogous
#B0ACE6 #CDACE6 #E6ACE2
triadic
#CDACE6 #E6CDAC #ACE6CD
tetradic
#CDACE6 #E6B0AC #C5E6AC #ACE2E6
square
#CDACE6 #E6B0AC #C5E6AC #ACE2E6
split-complementary
#CDACE6 #E2E6AC #ACE6B0
monochromatic
#944ECA #B17DD8 #CDACE6 #E9DBF4 #F1E7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#CDACE6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.64
#CDACE6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDACE6
10.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDACE6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDACE6 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.64 | 10.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3B7E8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B9E4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CAB3C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdace6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 172, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.088 310.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcc5ee',
500: '#cdace6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdace6; $custom-light: #dcc5ee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdace6",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 172,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.138,
"s": 53.704,
"l": 78.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79284,
"c": 0.08789,
"h": 310.2
},
"luminance": 0.48197
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDACE6
secondary
#E4EFDC
accent
#C12468
background
#FDFCFE
surface
#FBF8FD
border
#D4D1D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184