#CDC5DE#CDC5DE
#CDC5DE is a very light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.582; OKLCH L 83.8% C 0.035 H 300.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDC5DE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 197, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 27%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 11%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.7%, 11.3%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.84, 7.47, -11.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.84, 13.64, 303.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.76% 0.0179 -0.0306) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.76% 0.035 300.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.3254, 58.1855, 77.2513) |
| Luminance | 0.5819 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 5.83
Lavender (CSS)
#E6E6FA
ΔE00 8.24
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 8.33
Pale Lilac
#E4CBFF
ΔE00 8.95
Pale Lavender
#EECFFE
ΔE00 9.46
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 9.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDC5DE #D6DEC5
analogous
#C5CADE #CDC5DE #DAC5DE
triadic
#CDC5DE #DECDC5 #C5DECD
tetradic
#CDC5DE #DEC5CA #D6DEC5 #C5DEDA
square
#CDC5DE #DEC5CA #D6DEC5 #C5DEDA
split-complementary
#CDC5DE #DEDAC5 #CADEC5
monochromatic
#8A77B2 #AB9EC8 #CDC5DE #EEEBF4 #EEEBF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#CDC5DE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.64
#CDC5DE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDC5DE
12.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDC5DE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDC5DE | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.64 | 12.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1C9DF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2C9DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CAC8CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdc5de; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 197, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.8% 0.035 300.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcd6e8',
500: '#cdc5de',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdc5de; $custom-light: #dcd6e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdc5de",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 197,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.2,
"s": 27.473,
"l": 82.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83764,
"c": 0.03547,
"h": 300.2
},
"luminance": 0.58186
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDC5DE
secondary
#AAB592
accent
#A63F85
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FCFBFC
border
#D5D4D5
text
#151416
muted
#848384