#D99CEB#D99CEB
#D99CEB is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.127 H 318.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D99CEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 156, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 66%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 34%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.7%, 33.6%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.58, 36.10, -30.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.58, 47.51, 319.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.8% 0.095 -0.0845) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.8% 0.127 318.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.4971, 44.5282, 84.2525) |
| Luminance | 0.4453 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.10
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.49
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.78
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 5.10
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.13
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D99CEB #AEEB9C
analogous
#B29CEB #D99CEB #EB9CD6
triadic
#D99CEB #EBD99C #9CEBD9
tetradic
#D99CEB #EBB29C #AEEB9C #9CD6EB
square
#D99CEB #EBB29C #AEEB9C #9CD6EB
split-complementary
#D99CEB #D6EB9C #9CEBB2
monochromatic
#B236D6 #C569E1 #D99CEB #EDCFF5 #F5E6FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#D99CEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.91
#D99CEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D99CEB
9.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D99CEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D99CEB | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.91 | 9.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92AEEE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0B4E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9A5B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d99ceb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 156, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.127 318.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e5baf1',
500: '#d99ceb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d99ceb; $custom-light: #e5baf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d99ceb",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 156,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.329,
"s": 66.387,
"l": 76.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.778,
"c": 0.12715,
"h": 318.4
},
"luminance": 0.44527
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D99CEB
secondary
#DFF1DA
accent
#CE1741
background
#FEFBFE
surface
#FCF6FD
border
#D5D0D5
text
#161117
muted
#848085