#CD97D0

Closest named color: Plum (#DDA0DD). oklch(74.6% 0.1 324.8), rgb(205, 151, 208).

Black text reads best on this color (8.93:1).

About this color

#CD97D0 is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 75%, its chroma 0.100 and its hue 325°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Plum (#DDA0DD), ΔE 0.038 away. Black text reads best on it, at 8.93:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (75%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.100)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Plum (#DDA0DD)
Black text	8.93:1
White text	2.35:1

Values

HEX	#CD97D0
RGB	rgb(205, 151, 208)
HSL	hsl(297, 38%, 70%)
OKLCH	oklch(74.6% 0.1 324.8)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #CD97D0	2.35:1	Fails	Lc -51.2	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #CD97D0	8.93:1	AAA	Lc 57.7	Large or bold text, headings
#CD97D0 text on white	2.35:1	Fails	Lc 46.3	Large or bold text, headings
#CD97D0 text on black	8.93:1	AAA	Lc -55.8	Large or bold text, headings

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.

Step 50
50

#F8F4F9

oklch(97.2% 0.008 319.4)
Step 100
100

#F0E6F1

oklch(93.6% 0.018 323)
Step 200
200

#E5D2E6

oklch(88.5% 0.034 324.3)
Step 300
300

#D6B3D7

oklch(80.9% 0.063 325.3)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#CD97D0

oklch(74.6% 0.1 324.8)
Step 500
500

#B06DB4

oklch(63.2% 0.127 324.9)
Step 600
600

#9B53A0

oklch(55.7% 0.139 324.8)
Step 700
700

#844389

oklch(49.1% 0.13 324.6)
Step 800
800

#6B386F

oklch(42.7% 0.106 324.5)
Step 900
900

#57315A

oklch(37.7% 0.083 324.4)
Step 950
950

#331D35

oklch(27% 0.053 323.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#CD97D0 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#92A5D2	0.089
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#9FABCE	0.082
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#D09CAB	0.060
Achromatopsia (no color)	#A9A9A9	0.100