#CDA2CE

Closest named color: Plum (#DDA0DD). oklch(76.5% 0.078 325.6), rgb(205, 162, 206).

Black text reads best on this color (9.65:1).

About this color

#CDA2CE is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.078 and its hue 326°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Plum (#DDA0DD), ΔE 0.035 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.65:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (77%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.078)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Plum (#DDA0DD)
Black text	9.65:1
White text	2.17:1

Values

HEX	#CDA2CE
RGB	rgb(205, 162, 206)
HSL	hsl(299, 31%, 72%)
OKLCH	oklch(76.5% 0.078 325.6)

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 #CDA2CE	2.17:1	Fails	Lc -47.4	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #CDA2CE	9.65:1	AAA	Lc 61.2	Content text, not long reading
#CDA2CE text on white	2.17:1	Fails	Lc 42.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#CDA2CE text on black	9.65:1	AAA	Lc -59.5	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 300.

Step 50
50

#F9F3F9

oklch(97% 0.01 325.7)
Step 100
100

#F2E5F2

oklch(93.6% 0.022 325.8)
Step 200
200

#E9D0E9

oklch(88.6% 0.043 325.9)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#CDA2CE

oklch(76.5% 0.078 325.6)
Step 400
400

#C884CB

oklch(70.7% 0.125 325.3)
Step 500
500

#B963BD

oklch(63.2% 0.159 325.6)
Step 600
600

#A447A9

oklch(55.6% 0.173 325.6)
Step 700
700

#8C3791

oklch(49% 0.161 325.4)
Step 800
800

#722F76

oklch(42.7% 0.133 325.4)
Step 900
900

#5C2B5F

oklch(37.7% 0.103 325.2)
Step 950
950

#361A38

oklch(27.1% 0.065 324.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#CDA2CE 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)	#9FADD0	0.069
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A9B2CC	0.064
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#D0A6B1	0.047
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B0B0B0	0.078