#D59CD5#D59CD5
#D59CD5 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.101 H 326.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D59CD5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(213, 156, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 40%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 27%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.8%, 0%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.37, 30.60, -20.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.37, 36.95, 325.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.52% 0.0846 -0.0559) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.52% 0.101 326.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.3381, 42.7288, 68.4810) |
| Luminance | 0.4273 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 1.73
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.10
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.43
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.27
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.61
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 7.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D59CD5 #9CD59C
analogous
#B99CD5 #D59CD5 #D59CB9
triadic
#D59CD5 #D5D59C #9CD5D5
tetradic
#D59CD5 #D5B99C #9CD59C #9CB9D5
square
#D59CD5 #D5B99C #9CD59C #9CB9D5
split-complementary
#D59CD5 #B9D59C #9CD5B9
monochromatic
#AD49AD #C371C3 #D59CD5 #E7C7E7 #F6EAF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#D59CD5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.55
#D59CD5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D59CD5
9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D59CD5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D59CD5 | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.55 | 9.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98AAD7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6B1D3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9A1B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d59cd5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(213, 156, 213); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.101 326.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e2bae2',
500: '#d59cd5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d59cd5; $custom-light: #e2bae2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d59cd5",
"rgb": {
"r": 213,
"g": 156,
"b": 213
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 40.426,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76523,
"c": 0.10138,
"h": 326.5
},
"luminance": 0.42727
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D59CD5
secondary
#DEEDDE
accent
#B33232
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FBF6FB
border
#D4D0D4
text
#151115
muted
#838083