#CA97D5#CA97D5
#CA97D5 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.103 H 320.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA97D5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 151, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 42%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 29%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.2%, 29.1%, 0%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.11, 29.75, -24.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.11, 38.39, 320.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.54% 0.0795 -0.066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.54% 0.103 320.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.4324, 39.4950, 68.0625) |
| Luminance | 0.3949 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.89
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.53
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.86
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.04
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 6.16
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA97D5 #A2D597
analogous
#AB97D5 #CA97D5 #D597C1
triadic
#CA97D5 #D5CA97 #97D5CA
tetradic
#CA97D5 #D5AB97 #A2D597 #97C1D5
square
#CA97D5 #D5AB97 #A2D597 #97C1D5
split-complementary
#CA97D5 #C1D597 #97D5AB
monochromatic
#9A46AC #B46BC3 #CA97D5 #E0C3E7 #F4E9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#CA97D5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.90
#CA97D5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA97D5
8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA97D5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA97D5 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.90 | 8.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90A5D7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CABD3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB9EAD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca97d5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 151, 213); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.103 320.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbb6e2',
500: '#ca97d5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca97d5; $custom-light: #dbb6e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca97d5",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 151,
"b": 213
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.355,
"s": 42.466,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74542,
"c": 0.10333,
"h": 320.3
},
"luminance": 0.39494
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA97D5
secondary
#DFECDC
accent
#B63048
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FBF6FB
border
#D4D0D4
text
#151115
muted
#838083