#CDACDA

Closest named color: Plum (#DDA0DD). oklch(78.8% 0.073 316.4), rgb(205, 172, 218).

Black text reads best on this color (10.50:1).

About this color

#CDACDA is a light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.073 and its hue 316°. 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 10.50:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	light (79%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.073)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Plum (#DDA0DD)
Black text	10.50:1
White text	1.99:1

Values

HEX	#CDACDA
RGB	rgb(205, 172, 218)
HSL	hsl(283, 38%, 76%)
OKLCH	oklch(78.8% 0.073 316.4)

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 #CDACDA	1.99:1	Fails	Lc -43.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #CDACDA	10.50:1	AAA	Lc 65.2	Content text, not long reading
#CDACDA text on white	1.99:1	Fails	Lc 38.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#CDACDA text on black	10.50:1	AAA	Lc -63.7	Content text, not long reading

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

#F8F3FA

oklch(97% 0.011 316.5)
Step 100
100

#F0E6F4

oklch(93.7% 0.021 316.5)
Step 200
200

#E4D1EC

oklch(88.4% 0.042 316)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#CDACDA

oklch(78.8% 0.073 316.4)
Step 400
400

#BD89D2

oklch(70.7% 0.118 315.9)
Step 500
500

#AD6AC5

oklch(63.2% 0.149 316.7)
Step 600
600

#984FB2

oklch(55.7% 0.163 316.4)
Step 700
700

#813F99

oklch(49.1% 0.151 316.1)
Step 800
800

#69357C

oklch(42.7% 0.125 316.2)
Step 900
900

#562F64

oklch(37.8% 0.098 316.5)
Step 950
950

#321C3A

oklch(27% 0.061 316.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#CDACDA 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)	#A6B5DC	0.057
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#ADB8D8	0.053
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#CDB1BC	0.049
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B7B7B7	0.074