#CDB5EB#CDB5EB

#CDB5EB is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.520; OKLCH L 81.1% C 0.079 H 304.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CDB5EB
RGB	rgb(205, 181, 235)
HSL	hsl(267, 57%, 82%)
HSV	hsv(267, 23%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.8%, 23%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(77.30, 18.75, -23.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(77.30, 30.27, 308.28°)
OKLab	oklab(81.15% 0.0452 -0.0647)
OKLCH	oklch(81.15% 0.079 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(56.6933, 52.0252, 85.6363)
Luminance	0.5202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CDB5EB #D3EBB5

analogous

#B5B8EB #CDB5EB #E8B5EB

triadic

#CDB5EB #EBCDB5 #B5EBCD

tetradic

#CDB5EB #EBB5B8 #D3EBB5 #B5EBE8

square

#CDB5EB #EBB5B8 #D3EBB5 #B5EBE8

split-complementary

#CDB5EB #EBE8B5 #B8EBB5

monochromatic

#8C55D1 #AC85DE #CDB5EB #EEE5F8 #EFE7F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.84

#CDB5EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.41

#CDB5EB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #CDB5EB

11.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CDB5EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CDB5EB	1.00	1.84	11.41	11.41
#FFFFFF	1.84	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ABBEED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B0BFE9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C9BCC8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BFBFBF

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cdb5eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 181, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(81.1% 0.079 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dccbf1',
    500: '#cdb5eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cdb5eb;
$custom-light: #dccbf1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cdb5eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.667,
    "s": 57.447,
    "l": 81.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.81149,
    "c": 0.07896,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.52025
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CDB5EB

secondary

#A6C77D

accent

#C5207C

background

#FEFDFF

surface

#FCF9FE

border

#D5D2D6

text

#151316

muted

#848285

Preview Lab

Preview with #CDB5EB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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