#CA8AEB#CA8AEB
#CA8AEB is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.151 H 313.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA8AEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 138, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 71%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 41%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14%, 41.3%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.08, 41.29, -39.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.08, 57.18, 316.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.29% 0.1036 -0.1094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.29% 0.151 313.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.4385, 36.7327, 83.1196) |
| Luminance | 0.3673 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 3.87
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.51
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.61
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.66
Light Purple
#BF77F6
ΔE00 5.91
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA8AEB #ABEB8A
analogous
#998AEB #CA8AEB #EB8ADB
triadic
#CA8AEB #EBCA8A #8AEBCA
tetradic
#CA8AEB #EB998A #ABEB8A #8ADBEB
square
#CA8AEB #EB998A #ABEB8A #8ADBEB
split-complementary
#CA8AEB #DBEB8A #8AEB99
monochromatic
#9A25D6 #B256E2 #CA8AEB #E2BEF4 #F3E5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#CA8AEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.35
#CA8AEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA8AEB
8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA8AEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA8AEB | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.35 | 8.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#78A0EF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88A5E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C798AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca8aeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 138, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.151 313.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbadf2',
500: '#ca8aeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca8aeb; $custom-light: #dbadf2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca8aeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 138,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.588,
"s": 70.803,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73292,
"c": 0.15069,
"h": 313.4
},
"luminance": 0.36732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA8AEB
secondary
#E1F2D9
accent
#D31354
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FBF4FD
border
#D4CED5
text
#151017
muted
#837F85