#CA8BDE#CA8BDE
#CA8BDE is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.134 H 317.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA8BDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 139, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(286, 56%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(286, 37%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9%, 37.4%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.75, 38.08, -32.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.75, 50.32, 319.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.86% 0.0995 -0.0903) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.86% 0.134 317.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.7727, 36.2970, 73.6352) |
| Luminance | 0.3630 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.47
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 4.66
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 5.67
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.94
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 6.30
Violet (CSS)
#EE82EE
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA8BDE #9FDE8B
analogous
#A08BDE #CA8BDE #DE8BC8
triadic
#CA8BDE #DECA8B #8BDECA
tetradic
#CA8BDE #DEA08B #9FDE8B #8BC8DE
square
#CA8BDE #DEA08B #9FDE8B #8BC8DE
split-complementary
#CA8BDE #C8DE8B #8BDEA0
monochromatic
#9A35BA #B45BD0 #CA8BDE #E0BBEC #F4E7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#CA8BDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.26
#CA8BDE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA8BDE
8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA8BDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA8BDE | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.26 | 8.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F9EE1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8FA4DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA95AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca8bde; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 139, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.134 317.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbaee8',
500: '#ca8bde',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca8bde; $custom-light: #dbaee8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca8bde",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 139,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.542,
"s": 55.705,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72864,
"c": 0.1344,
"h": 317.8
},
"luminance": 0.36296
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA8BDE
secondary
#DDEED7
accent
#C32249
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FBF4FC
border
#D4CED5
text
#151016
muted
#837F84