#CA9DE2#CA9DE2
#CA9DE2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.422; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.108 H 313.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9DE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 157, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 54%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 31%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.6%, 30.5%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.98, 29.08, -28.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.98, 40.75, 315.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.13% 0.0742 -0.0781) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.13% 0.108 313.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.1393, 42.1623, 77.4336) |
| Luminance | 0.4216 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.09
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.43
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.57
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.89
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.00
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9DE2 #B5E29D
analogous
#A79DE2 #CA9DE2 #E29DD8
triadic
#CA9DE2 #E2CA9D #9DE2CA
tetradic
#CA9DE2 #E2A79D #B5E29D #9DD8E2
square
#CA9DE2 #E2A79D #B5E29D #9DD8E2
split-complementary
#CA9DE2 #D8E29D #9DE2A7
monochromatic
#973FC6 #B06ED4 #CA9DE2 #E4CCF0 #F2E7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#CA9DE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.43
#CA9DE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9DE2
9.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9DE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9DE2 | 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)
#92ABE5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CAFE0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8A6B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9de2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 157, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.108 313.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbbaeb',
500: '#ca9de2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9de2; $custom-light: #dbbaeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9de2",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 157,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.13,
"s": 54.331,
"l": 75.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76132,
"c": 0.10771,
"h": 313.5
},
"luminance": 0.42161
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9DE2
secondary
#E3EFDC
accent
#C2245B
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FD
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151116
muted
#838084