#CA9CDA#CA9CDA
#CA9CDA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.100 H 317.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9CDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 156, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 46%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 28%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.3%, 28.4%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.45, 28.00, -24.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.45, 37.52, 318.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.63% 0.0735 -0.068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.63% 0.1 317.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.8986, 41.3964, 71.7305) |
| Luminance | 0.4139 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.91
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.66
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.84
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.86
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.89
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9CDA #ACDA9C
analogous
#AB9CDA #CA9CDA #DA9CCB
triadic
#CA9CDA #DACA9C #9CDACA
tetradic
#CA9CDA #DAAB9C #ACDA9C #9CCBDA
square
#CA9CDA #DAAB9C #ACDA9C #9CCBDA
split-complementary
#CA9CDA #CBDA9C #9CDAAB
monochromatic
#9A44B7 #B26FC9 #CA9CDA #E2C9EB #F3E9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#CA9CDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.28
#CA9CDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9CDA
9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9CDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9CDA | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.28 | 9.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94A9DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EAED8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CAA3B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9cda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 156, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.100 317.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dab9e5',
500: '#ca9cda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9cda; $custom-light: #dab9e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9cda",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 156,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.516,
"s": 45.588,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75629,
"c": 0.1001,
"h": 317.2
},
"luminance": 0.41395
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9CDA
secondary
#E2EEDD
accent
#B92D51
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FC
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151115
muted
#838084