#CA9CC4#CA9CC4
#CA9CC4 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.077 H 330.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9CC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 156, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(308, 30%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(308, 23%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.8%, 3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.70, 23.77, -13.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.70, 27.57, 329.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.8% 0.0668 -0.0374) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.8% 0.077 330.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.2085, 40.3203, 57.5623) |
| Luminance | 0.4032 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 2.11
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.62
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.80
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.68
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.70
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9CC4 #9CCAA2
analogous
#B99CCA #CA9CC4 #CA9CAD
triadic
#CA9CC4 #C4CA9C #9CC4CA
tetradic
#CA9CC4 #CAB99C #9CCAA2 #9CADCA
square
#CA9CC4 #CAB99C #9CCAA2 #9CADCA
split-complementary
#CA9CC4 #ADCA9C #9CCAB9
monochromatic
#995290 #B574AC #CA9CC4 #DFC4DC #F4EBF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#CA9CC4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.06
#CA9CC4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9CC4
9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9CC4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9CC4 | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.06 | 9.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA6C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5ACC2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE9FAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9cc4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 156, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.077 330.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dab9d5',
500: '#ca9cc4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9cc4; $custom-light: #dab9d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9cc4",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 156,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 307.826,
"s": 30.263,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.748,
"c": 0.07651,
"h": 330.8
},
"luminance": 0.40319
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9CC4
secondary
#DBE7DC
accent
#A94B3D
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FBF6FA
border
#D4D0D3
text
#151114
muted
#838083