#CA9DEC#CA9DEC
#CA9DEC is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.427; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.120 H 309.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9DEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 157, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(274, 68%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(274, 33%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.4%, 33.5%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.37, 31.17, -33.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.37, 45.70, 313.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.55% 0.0767 -0.092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.55% 0.12 309.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.5517, 42.7272, 84.8720) |
| Luminance | 0.4273 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 1.22
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 2.41
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 2.96
Pastel Purple
#CAA0FF
ΔE00 3.62
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 4.53
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9DEC #BFEC9D
analogous
#A39DEC #CA9DEC #EC9DE7
triadic
#CA9DEC #ECCA9D #9DECCA
tetradic
#CA9DEC #ECA39D #BFEC9D #9DE7EC
square
#CA9DEC #ECA39D #BFEC9D #9DE7EC
split-complementary
#CA9DEC #E7EC9D #9DECA3
monochromatic
#9336D8 #AE6AE2 #CA9DEC #E6D0F6 #F1E5FA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#CA9DEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.55
#CA9DEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9DEC
9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9DEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9DEC | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.55 | 9.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8FADEF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98B0EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6A8BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9dec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 157, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.120 309.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbbaf2',
500: '#ca9dec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9dec; $custom-light: #dbbaf2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9dec",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 157,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 274.177,
"s": 67.521,
"l": 77.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76554,
"c": 0.11976,
"h": 309.8
},
"luminance": 0.42727
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9DEC
secondary
#E4F2D9
accent
#CF1666
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FD
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151117
muted
#838085