#D99CDB#D99CDB
#D99CDB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.110 H 325.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D99CDB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 156, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 47%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 29%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.9%, 28.8%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.99, 33.02, -23.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.99, 40.26, 325.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.16% 0.0908 -0.0624) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.16% 0.11 325.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.2886, 43.6448, 72.6213) |
| Luminance | 0.4364 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 1.15
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 5.81
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.31
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.03
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 7.16
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 7.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D99CDB #9EDB9C
analogous
#B99CDB #D99CDB #DB9CBD
triadic
#D99CDB #DBD99C #9CDBD9
tetradic
#D99CDB #DBB99C #9EDB9C #9CBDDB
square
#D99CDB #DBB99C #9EDB9C #9CBDDB
split-complementary
#D99CDB #BDDB9C #9CDBB9
monochromatic
#B543B9 #C86FCB #D99CDB #EAC9EB #F6E9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#D99CDB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.73
#D99CDB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D99CDB
9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D99CDB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D99CDB | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.73 | 9.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97ACDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6B3D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DCA2B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d99cdb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 156, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.110 325.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e5bae6',
500: '#d99cdb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d99cdb; $custom-light: #e5bae6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d99cdb",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 156,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.095,
"s": 46.667,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77158,
"c": 0.11016,
"h": 325.5
},
"luminance": 0.43643
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D99CDB
secondary
#DEEEDD
accent
#BA2C30
background
#FEFBFE
surface
#FCF6FC
border
#D5D0D5
text
#161116
muted
#848084