#D99CEF#D99CEF
#D99CEF is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.132 H 316.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #D99CEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(217, 156, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 72%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 35%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.2%, 34.7%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.73, 36.89, -32.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.73, 49.39, 318.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.97% 0.096 -0.09) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.97% 0.132 316.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.0815, 44.7620, 87.3303) |
| Luminance | 0.4476 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.11
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.13
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.47
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 4.86
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.90
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#D99CEF #B2EF9C
analogous
#AF9CEF #D99CEF #EF9CDC
triadic
#D99CEF #EFD99C #9CEFD9
tetradic
#D99CEF #EFAF9C #B2EF9C #9CDCEF
square
#D99CEF #EFAF9C #B2EF9C #9CDCEF
split-complementary
#D99CEF #DCEF9C #9CEFAF
monochromatic
#B133DE #C567E6 #D99CEF #EDD1F8 #F5E5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#D99CEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#D99CEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #D99CEF
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##D99CEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##D99CEF | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.95 | 9.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90AFF2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EB4EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9A6BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #d99cef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(217, 156, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.132 316.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e6baf4',
500: '#d99cef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #d99cef; $custom-light: #e6baf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#d99cef",
"rgb": {
"r": 217,
"g": 156,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.096,
"s": 72.174,
"l": 77.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77969,
"c": 0.13158,
"h": 316.8
},
"luminance": 0.44761
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#D99CEF
secondary
#DFF2D9
accent
#D41145
background
#FEFBFE
surface
#FCF6FD
border
#D5D0D5
text
#161117
muted
#848085