#DC8CE9#DC8CE9
#DC8CE9 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.154 H 321.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC8CE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 140, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 68%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 40%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.6%, 39.9%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.37, 45.13, -34.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.37, 56.95, 322.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.42% 0.1212 -0.0953) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.42% 0.154 321.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.5996, 39.8569, 81.9447) |
| Luminance | 0.3986 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Violet (CSS)
#EE82EE
ΔE00 3.56
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 3.58
Purply Pink
#F075E6
ΔE00 5.55
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.33
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 6.45
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC8CE9 #99E98C
analogous
#AD8CE9 #DC8CE9 #E98CC7
triadic
#DC8CE9 #E9DC8C #8CE9DC
tetradic
#DC8CE9 #E9AD8C #99E98C #8CC7E9
square
#DC8CE9 #E9AD8C #99E98C #8CC7E9
split-complementary
#DC8CE9 #C7E98C #8CE9AD
monochromatic
#BB28D2 #CC59DF #DC8CE9 #ECBFF3 #F7E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#DC8CE9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.97
#DC8CE9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DC8CE9
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC8CE9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC8CE9 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.97 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81A4EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96ADE6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DE97B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc8ce9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 140, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.154 321.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8aff0',
500: '#dc8ce9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc8ce9; $custom-light: #e8aff0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc8ce9",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 140,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.613,
"s": 67.883,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75421,
"c": 0.15413,
"h": 321.8
},
"luminance": 0.39855
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC8CE9
secondary
#DDF2D9
accent
#D01630
background
#FEFAFE
surface
#FDF5FD
border
#D5CFD5
text
#161016
muted
#847F84