#DF9CDE#DF9CDE
#DF9CDE is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 77.9% C 0.117 H 327.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DF9CDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 156, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(301, 51%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(301, 30%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30%, 0.4%, 12.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.72, 35.51, -23.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.72, 42.58, 326.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.89% 0.0984 -0.0636) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.89% 0.117 327.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.5035, 44.7408, 74.8052) |
| Luminance | 0.4474 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 1.29
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 5.52
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 7.15
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.18
Violet (CSS)
#EE82EE
ΔE00 7.49
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 7.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DF9CDE #9CDF9D
analogous
#BF9CDF #DF9CDE #DF9CBD
triadic
#DF9CDE #DEDF9C #9CDEDF
tetradic
#DF9CDE #DFBF9C #9CDF9D #9CBDDF
square
#DF9CDE #DFBF9C #9CDF9D #9CBDDF
split-complementary
#DF9CDE #BDDF9C #9CDFBF
monochromatic
#C140BF #D06ECF #DF9CDE #EECAED #F8E8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#DF9CDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#DF9CDE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #DF9CDE
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DF9CDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DF9CDE | 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)
#98ADE1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B5DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E3A2B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #df9cde; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 156, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.9% 0.117 327.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eabae8',
500: '#df9cde',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #df9cde; $custom-light: #eabae8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#df9cde",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 156,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300.896,
"s": 51.145,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7789,
"c": 0.1172,
"h": 327.1
},
"luminance": 0.44739
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DF9CDE
secondary
#DCEFDD
accent
#BF2927
background
#FEFBFE
surface
#FDF6FC
border
#D5D0D5
text
#161116
muted
#848084