#DE8CD7#DE8CD7
#DE8CD7 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.138 H 329.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DE8CD7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(222, 140, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(305, 55%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(305, 37%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.9%, 3.2%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.89, 42.41, -25.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.89, 49.50, 328.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.88% 0.1193 -0.0691) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.88% 0.138 329.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.7673, 39.1944, 69.1153) |
| Luminance | 0.3919 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 1.77
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.00
Violet (CSS)
#EE82EE
ΔE00 5.07
Purply Pink
#F075E6
ΔE00 6.08
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 6.62
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DE8CD7 #8CDE93
analogous
#BC8CDE #DE8CD7 #DE8CAE
triadic
#DE8CD7 #D7DE8C #8CD7DE
tetradic
#DE8CD7 #DEBC8C #8CDE93 #8CAEDE
square
#DE8CD7 #DEBC8C #8CDE93 #8CAEDE
split-complementary
#DE8CD7 #AEDE8C #8CDEBC
monochromatic
#BA35AF #D05CC6 #DE8CD7 #ECBCE8 #F8E7F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#DE8CD7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.84
#DE8CD7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DE8CD7
8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DE8CD7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DE8CD7 | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.84 | 8.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#88A1DA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DACD4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E492A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #de8cd7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 140, 215); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.138 329.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e9afe3',
500: '#de8cd7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #de8cd7; $custom-light: #e9afe3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#de8cd7",
"rgb": {
"r": 222,
"g": 140,
"b": 215
},
"hsl": {
"h": 305.122,
"s": 55.405,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74882,
"c": 0.13788,
"h": 329.9
},
"luminance": 0.39192
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DE8CD7
secondary
#D8EEDA
accent
#C33023
background
#FEFAFD
surface
#FDF5FB
border
#D5CFD4
text
#161015
muted
#847F83