#DC9CD4#DC9CD4
#DC9CD4 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.105 H 330.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC9CD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 156, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(308, 48%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(308, 29%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.1%, 3.6%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.06, 32.72, -19.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.06, 37.86, 329.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.2% 0.0922 -0.0512) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.2% 0.105 330.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.2865, 43.7480, 67.9119) |
| Luminance | 0.4375 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 1.88
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.69
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.36
Bubblegum Pink
#FE83CC
ΔE00 8.46
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 8.71
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC9CD4 #9CDCA4
analogous
#C49CDC #DC9CD4 #DC9CB4
triadic
#DC9CD4 #D4DC9C #9CD4DC
tetradic
#DC9CD4 #DCC49C #9CDCA4 #9CB4DC
square
#DC9CD4 #DCC49C #9CDCA4 #9CB4DC
split-complementary
#DC9CD4 #B4DC9C #9CDCC4
monochromatic
#BB42AC #CC6FC0 #DC9CD4 #ECC9E8 #F7E8F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#DC9CD4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.75
#DC9CD4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DC9CD4
9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC9CD4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC9CD4 | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.75 | 9.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AABD6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B4D2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E1A0B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc9cd4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 156, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.105 330.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e7bae1',
500: '#dc9cd4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc9cd4; $custom-light: #e7bae1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc9cd4",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 156,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 307.5,
"s": 47.761,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77201,
"c": 0.10545,
"h": 330.9
},
"luminance": 0.43746
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC9CD4
secondary
#DDEEDF
accent
#BB3D2A
background
#FEFBFD
surface
#FCF6FB
border
#D5D0D4
text
#161115
muted
#848083