#CA9BDA#CA9BDA
#CA9BDA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.411; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.102 H 317.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9BDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 155, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 46%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 29%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.3%, 28.9%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.22, 28.55, -25.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.22, 38.16, 318.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.45% 0.075 -0.069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.45% 0.102 317.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.7315, 41.0622, 71.6747) |
| Luminance | 0.4106 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.95
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.50
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.80
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.93
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.11
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9BDA #ABDA9B
analogous
#AA9BDA #CA9BDA #DA9BCA
triadic
#CA9BDA #DACA9B #9BDACA
tetradic
#CA9BDA #DAAA9B #ABDA9B #9BCADA
square
#CA9BDA #DAAA9B #ABDA9B #9BCADA
split-complementary
#CA9BDA #CADA9B #9BDAAA
monochromatic
#9A44B7 #B26EC9 #CA9BDA #E2C8EB #F3E9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.28
#CA9BDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.21
#CA9BDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9BDA
9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9BDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9BDA | 1.00 | 2.28 | 9.21 | 9.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93A9DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DADD8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CAA2B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9bda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 155, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.102 317.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbb9e5',
500: '#ca9bda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9bda; $custom-light: #dbb9e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9bda",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 155,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.762,
"s": 45.985,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75451,
"c": 0.10187,
"h": 317.4
},
"luminance": 0.41061
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9BDA
secondary
#E1EEDD
accent
#B92C50
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FC
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151115
muted
#838084