#CA8AE2#CA8AE2
#CA8AE2 is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.141 H 316.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA8AE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 138, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 60%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 39%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.6%, 38.9%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.69, 39.44, -35.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.69, 52.85, 318.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.88% 0.1019 -0.0969) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.88% 0.141 316.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.1710, 36.2257, 76.4441) |
| Luminance | 0.3623 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.81
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 5.12
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.30
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 5.50
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.88
Violet (CSS)
#EE82EE
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA8AE2 #A2E28A
analogous
#9E8AE2 #CA8AE2 #E28ACE
triadic
#CA8AE2 #E2CA8A #8AE2CA
tetradic
#CA8AE2 #E29E8A #A2E28A #8ACEE2
square
#CA8AE2 #E29E8A #A2E28A #8ACEE2
split-complementary
#CA8AE2 #CEE28A #8AE29E
monochromatic
#9A30C2 #B459D6 #CA8AE2 #E0BBEE #F4E6F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#CA8AE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.24
#CA8AE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA8AE2
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA8AE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA8AE2 | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.24 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C9EE5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8CA4DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C995AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca8ae2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 138, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.141 316.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbadeb',
500: '#ca8ae2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca8ae2; $custom-light: #dbadeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca8ae2",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 138,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.636,
"s": 60.274,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72877,
"c": 0.14056,
"h": 316.4
},
"luminance": 0.36225
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA8AE2
secondary
#DFEFD8
accent
#C81E4C
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FBF4FD
border
#D4CED5
text
#151016
muted
#837F84