#CA9BEC#CA9BEC
#CA9BEC is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.123 H 310.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9BEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 155, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(275, 68%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(275, 34%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.4%, 34.3%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.91, 32.26, -34.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.91, 46.97, 313.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.2% 0.0796 -0.094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.2% 0.123 310.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.2161, 42.0560, 84.7602) |
| Luminance | 0.4205 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 1.54
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 2.19
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 3.06
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 3.63
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.81
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9BEC #BDEC9B
analogous
#A29BEC #CA9BEC #EC9BE6
triadic
#CA9BEC #ECCA9B #9BECCA
tetradic
#CA9BEC #ECA29B #BDEC9B #9BE6EC
square
#CA9BEC #ECA29B #BDEC9B #9BE6EC
split-complementary
#CA9BEC #E6EC9B #9BECA2
monochromatic
#9334D8 #AF68E2 #CA9BEC #E5CEF6 #F1E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#CA9BEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.41
#CA9BEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9BEC
9.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9BEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9BEC | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.41 | 9.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8CABEF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97AEEA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A6B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9bec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 155, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.123 310.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbb9f2',
500: '#ca9bec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9bec; $custom-light: #dbb9f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9bec",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 155,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.815,
"s": 68.067,
"l": 76.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76204,
"c": 0.12315,
"h": 310.3
},
"luminance": 0.42055
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9BEC
secondary
#E4F2D9
accent
#D01664
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FD
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151117
muted
#838085