#CDC9DC#CDC9DC
#CDC9DC is a very light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 84.5% C 0.026 H 295.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CDC9DC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 201, 220) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 21%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 9%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.8%, 8.6%, 0%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.79, 4.94, -8.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.79, 10.20, 299.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.49% 0.0114 -0.0239) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.49% 0.026 295.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.9793, 59.9196, 76.1547) |
| Luminance | 0.5992 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (CSS)
#E6E6FA
ΔE00 6.72
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.93
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 8.80
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 9.37
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 9.38
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 9.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CDC9DC #D8DCC9
analogous
#C9CEDC #CDC9DC #D7C9DC
triadic
#CDC9DC #DCCDC9 #C9DCCD
tetradic
#CDC9DC #DCC9CE #D8DCC9 #C9DCD7
square
#CDC9DC #DCC9CE #D8DCC9 #C9DCD7
split-complementary
#CDC9DC #DCD7C9 #CEDCC9
monochromatic
#887FAC #ABA4C4 #CDC9DC #EEECF3 #EEECF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#CDC9DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.98
#CDC9DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CDC9DC
12.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CDC9DC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CDC9DC | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.98 | 12.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C5CBDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6CBDB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CACCCF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cdc9dc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 201, 220); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.5% 0.026 295.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dcd9e6',
500: '#cdc9dc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cdc9dc; $custom-light: #dcd9e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cdc9dc",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 201,
"b": 220
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.632,
"s": 21.348,
"l": 82.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84489,
"c": 0.02648,
"h": 295.5
},
"luminance": 0.5992
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CDC9DC
secondary
#ACB297
accent
#A0468D
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FCFBFC
border
#D5D4D5
text
#151416
muted
#848384