#CA9CC3#CA9CC3
#CA9CC3 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.076 H 331.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9CC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 156, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 30%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 23%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.8%, 3.5%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.67, 23.59, -13.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.67, 27.16, 330.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.77% 0.0664 -0.036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.77% 0.076 331.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.0950, 40.2750, 56.9649) |
| Luminance | 0.4027 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 2.15
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.84
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.74
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.41
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.94
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9CC3 #9CCAA3
analogous
#BA9CCA #CA9CC3 #CA9CAC
triadic
#CA9CC3 #C3CA9C #9CC3CA
tetradic
#CA9CC3 #CABA9C #9CCAA3 #9CACCA
square
#CA9CC3 #CABA9C #9CCAA3 #9CACCA
split-complementary
#CA9CC3 #ACCA9C #9CCABA
monochromatic
#99528F #B574AB #CA9CC3 #DFC4DB #F4EBF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#CA9CC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.05
#CA9CC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9CC3
9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9CC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9CC3 | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.05 | 9.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA6C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5ACC1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE9EA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9cc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 156, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.076 331.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dab9d5',
500: '#ca9cc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9cc3; $custom-light: #dab9d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9cc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 156,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 309.13,
"s": 30.263,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74765,
"c": 0.07555,
"h": 331.6
},
"luminance": 0.40274
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9CC3
secondary
#DBE7DC
accent
#A94D3D
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FBF6FA
border
#D4D0D3
text
#151114
muted
#838083