#CE9CD3#CE9CD3
#CE9CD3 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.095 H 323.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CE9CD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 156, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 38%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 26%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.4%, 26.1%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.60, 27.93, -20.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.60, 34.86, 323.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.75% 0.076 -0.0564) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.75% 0.095 323.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.0986, 41.6032, 67.0592) |
| Luminance | 0.4160 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 2.87
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.37
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.26
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.03
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 7.13
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CE9CD3 #A1D39C
analogous
#B39CD3 #CE9CD3 #D39CBD
triadic
#CE9CD3 #D3CE9C #9CD3CE
tetradic
#CE9CD3 #D3B39C #A1D39C #9CBDD3
square
#CE9CD3 #D3B39C #A1D39C #9CBDD3
split-complementary
#CE9CD3 #BDD39C #9CD3B3
monochromatic
#A14BA9 #B972C0 #CE9CD3 #E3C6E6 #F5EAF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#CE9CD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.32
#CE9CD3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CE9CD3
9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CE9CD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CE9CD3 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.32 | 9.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A9D5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3AFD1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D0A1AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ce9cd3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 156, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.095 323.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddb9e0',
500: '#ce9cd3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ce9cd3; $custom-light: #ddb9e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ce9cd3",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 156,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 294.545,
"s": 38.462,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75747,
"c": 0.09465,
"h": 323.4
},
"luminance": 0.41602
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CE9CD3
secondary
#E0ECDF
accent
#B1343F
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FBF6FB
border
#D4D0D4
text
#151115
muted
#838083