#CA8DCD#CA8DCD
#CA8DCD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.113 H 325.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA8DCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 141, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 39%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 31%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.5%, 31.2%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.53, 33.67, -23.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.53, 41.21, 324.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.49% 0.0924 -0.0645) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.49% 0.113 325.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.9003, 36.0156, 62.3323) |
| Luminance | 0.3601 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 4.33
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.28
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.36
Orchid (survey)
#C875C4
ΔE00 6.13
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.50
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 7.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA8DCD #90CD8D
analogous
#AA8DCD #CA8DCD #CD8DB0
triadic
#CA8DCD #CDCA8D #8DCDCA
tetradic
#CA8DCD #CDAA8D #90CD8D #8DB0CD
square
#CA8DCD #CDAA8D #90CD8D #8DB0CD
split-complementary
#CA8DCD #B0CD8D #8DCDAA
monochromatic
#97449B #B662BA #CA8DCD #DEB8E0 #F2E2F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#CA8DCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.20
#CA8DCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA8DCD
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA8DCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA8DCD | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.20 | 8.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#889DCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96A4CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD93A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca8dcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 141, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.113 325.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbafdc',
500: '#ca8dcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca8dcd; $custom-light: #dbafdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca8dcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 141,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297.188,
"s": 39.024,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72485,
"c": 0.11267,
"h": 325.1
},
"luminance": 0.36014
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA8DCD
secondary
#D2E5D1
accent
#B23339
background
#FDFAFD
surface
#FBF4FB
border
#D4CED4
text
#151015
muted
#837F83