#CA9AEC#CA9AEC
#CA9AEC is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.417; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.125 H 310.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9AEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 154, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 68%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 35%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.4%, 34.7%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.68, 32.81, -34.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.68, 47.61, 313.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.03% 0.081 -0.095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.03% 0.125 310.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.0504, 41.7246, 84.7049) |
| Luminance | 0.4172 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 1.74
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 2.13
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 3.14
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 3.66
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.76
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9AEC #BCEC9A
analogous
#A19AEC #CA9AEC #EC9AE5
triadic
#CA9AEC #ECCA9A #9AECCA
tetradic
#CA9AEC #ECA19A #BCEC9A #9AE5EC
square
#CA9AEC #ECA19A #BCEC9A #9AE5EC
split-complementary
#CA9AEC #E5EC9A #9AECA1
monochromatic
#9433D9 #AF66E2 #CA9AEC #E5CEF6 #F1E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#CA9AEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.34
#CA9AEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9AEC
9.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9AEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9AEC | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.34 | 9.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8BABEF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96AEEA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A5B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9aec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 154, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.125 310.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbb8f2',
500: '#ca9aec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9aec; $custom-light: #dbb8f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9aec",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 154,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 275.122,
"s": 68.333,
"l": 76.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7603,
"c": 0.12484,
"h": 310.5
},
"luminance": 0.41724
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9AEC
secondary
#E3F2D9
accent
#D01563
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FD
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151117
muted
#838085