#CA8EEE#CA8EEE
#CA8EEE is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.147 H 311.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA8EEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 142, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 74%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 40%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.1%, 40.3%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.08, 39.77, -39.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.08, 56.15, 315.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.09% 0.0985 -0.1097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.09% 0.147 311.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.4601, 38.0765, 85.6163) |
| Luminance | 0.3808 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Liliac
#C48EFD
ΔE00 3.36
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 3.46
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.70
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 5.10
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.14
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA8EEE #B2EE8E
analogous
#9A8EEE #CA8EEE #EE8EE2
triadic
#CA8EEE #EECA8E #8EEECA
tetradic
#CA8EEE #EE9A8E #B2EE8E #8EE2EE
square
#CA8EEE #EE9A8E #B2EE8E #8EE2EE
split-complementary
#CA8EEE #E2EE8E #8EEE9A
monochromatic
#9824DE #B159E6 #CA8EEE #E3C3F6 #F3E4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#CA8EEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#CA8EEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA8EEE
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA8EEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA8EEE | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7BA3F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8AA7EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C79CB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca8eee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 142, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.147 311.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbb0f4',
500: '#ca8eee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca8eee; $custom-light: #dbb0f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca8eee",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 142,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.5,
"s": 73.846,
"l": 74.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74088,
"c": 0.14744,
"h": 311.9
},
"luminance": 0.38076
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA8EEE
secondary
#E2F3D8
accent
#D6105A
background
#FDFAFE
surface
#FBF5FD
border
#D4CFD5
text
#151017
muted
#837F85