#CD97D0 colour

#CD97D0 is a light muted purple close to CSS plum. RGB 205, 151, 208, HSL 297, 38%, 70%. Black text passes AAA (8.93:1), white fails (2.35:1).

#CD97D0

Nearest CSS name: plum #dda0dd (not an exact match)
Described as: a light muted purple
Red, green, blue: 205, 151, 208
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.3967 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#cd97d0`
RGB	`rgb(205, 151, 208)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(80.4% 59.2% 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(296.8, 37.7%, 70.4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296.8, 27.4%, 81.6%)`
HWB	`hwb(296.8 59.2% 18.4%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(1%, 27%, 0%, 18%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(69.18% 27.91 -21.13)`
OKLCH	`oklch(74.65% 0.0998 324.77)`
Decimal	`13473744`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 2.35:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 8.93:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail	Fail
Black	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass	Pass

Black text is the better choice on #CD97D0 (8.93:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#d2a0d4 18%#d6aad9 27%#dbb3dd 36%#dfbde1 45%#e4c6e5 55%#e8d0ea 64%#edd9ee 73%#f1e3f2 82%#f6ecf6 91%#faf6fb

9%#ba89bd 18%#a87caa 27%#956e97 36%#826084 45%#705271 55%#5d455f 64%#4b374c 73%#382939 82%#251b26 91%#130e13

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#cd97d0 #9ad097

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#b197d0 #cd97d0 #d097b7

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#cd97d0 #d0cd97 #97d0cd

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#cd97d0 #b7d097 #97d0b1

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#cd97d0 #d0b197 #9ad097 #97b7d0

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#cd97d0 Protanopia#92a5d2 Deuteranopia#9fabce Tritanopia#d09cab Achromatopsia#a9a9a9

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

CSS

Text colour	`color: #cd97d0;`
Background	`background-color: #cd97d0;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #cd97d0;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(205 151 208 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #cd97d0;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd97d0, #7b5b7d);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #e1c1e3, #cd97d0);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #cd97d0; color: #000;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Convert #CD97D0 to other formats · Build a palette from it · Check contrast · All named colours

Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.