#CA9BEE#CA9BEE
#CA9BEE is a light, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.422; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.126 H 309.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9BEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 155, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 71%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 35%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.1%, 34.9%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.99, 32.69, -35.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.99, 47.97, 312.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.29% 0.08 -0.0967) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.29% 0.126 309.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.5083, 42.1729, 86.2990) |
| Luminance | 0.4217 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 1.43
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 1.78
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 2.73
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 3.25
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 4.94
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9BEE #BFEE9B
analogous
#A19BEE #CA9BEE #EE9BE8
triadic
#CA9BEE #EECA9B #9BEECA
tetradic
#CA9BEE #EEA19B #BFEE9B #9BE8EE
square
#CA9BEE #EEA19B #BFEE9B #9BE8EE
split-complementary
#CA9BEE #E8EE9B #9BEEA1
monochromatic
#9332DC #AE67E5 #CA9BEE #E6CFF7 #F1E5FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#CA9BEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.43
#CA9BEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9BEE
9.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9BEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9BEE | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.43 | 9.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8BACF1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96AFEC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A7BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9bee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 155, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.126 309.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbb9f4',
500: '#ca9bee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9bee; $custom-light: #dbb9f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9bee",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 155,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 273.976,
"s": 70.94,
"l": 77.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76292,
"c": 0.12557,
"h": 309.6
},
"luminance": 0.42172
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9BEE
secondary
#E4F2D9
accent
#D31366
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FD
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151117
muted
#838085