#CA9CC5#CA9CC5
#CA9CC5 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.404; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.077 H 330.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9CC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 156, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(307, 30%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(307, 23%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.8%, 2.5%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.73, 23.96, -14.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.73, 27.99, 328.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.84% 0.0671 -0.0387) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.84% 0.077 330) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.3227, 40.3660, 58.1638) |
| Luminance | 0.4037 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 2.10
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.40
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.86
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 8.45
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.94
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9CC5 #9CCAA1
analogous
#B89CCA #CA9CC5 #CA9CAE
triadic
#CA9CC5 #C5CA9C #9CC5CA
tetradic
#CA9CC5 #CAB89C #9CCAA1 #9CAECA
square
#CA9CC5 #CAB89C #9CCAA1 #9CAECA
split-complementary
#CA9CC5 #AECA9C #9CCAB8
monochromatic
#995292 #B574AE #CA9CC5 #DFC4DC #F4EBF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#CA9CC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.07
#CA9CC5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9CC5
9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9CC5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9CC5 | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.07 | 9.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA7C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5ADC3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE9FAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9cc5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 156, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.077 330.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dab9d6',
500: '#ca9cc5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9cc5; $custom-light: #dab9d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9cc5",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 156,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 306.522,
"s": 30.263,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74836,
"c": 0.07749,
"h": 330
},
"luminance": 0.40365
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9CC5
secondary
#DBE7DC
accent
#A9483D
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FBF6FA
border
#D4D0D3
text
#151114
muted
#838083