#DD9AED#DD9AED
#DD9AED is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 78.0% C 0.135 H 319.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD9AED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 154, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 70%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 35%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.8%, 35%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.63, 38.79, -31.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.63, 50.20, 320.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.96% 0.103 -0.0872) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.96% 0.135 319.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.6585, 44.5994, 85.7283) |
| Luminance | 0.4460 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.43
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.16
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.22
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 5.55
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.57
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD9AED #AAED9A
analogous
#B49AED #DD9AED #ED9AD4
triadic
#DD9AED #EDDD9A #9AEDDD
tetradic
#DD9AED #EDB49A #AAED9A #9AD4ED
square
#DD9AED #EDB49A #AAED9A #9AD4ED
split-complementary
#DD9AED #D4ED9A #9AEDB4
monochromatic
#BA32DA #CC66E4 #DD9AED #EECEF6 #F6E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#DD9AED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.92
#DD9AED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DD9AED
9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD9AED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD9AED | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.92 | 9.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8FAEF0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0B5EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DEA4B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd9aed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 154, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.0% 0.135 319.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e8b9f3',
500: '#dd9aed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd9aed; $custom-light: #e8b9f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd9aed",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 154,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.434,
"s": 69.748,
"l": 76.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77955,
"c": 0.13492,
"h": 319.7
},
"luminance": 0.44598
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD9AED
secondary
#DEF2D9
accent
#D21438
background
#FEFBFE
surface
#FDF6FD
border
#D5D0D5
text
#161117
muted
#848085