#CA9FD4#CA9FD4
#CA9FD4 is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.088 H 319.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9FD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 159, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 38%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 25%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.7%, 25%, 0%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.94, 25.16, -20.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.94, 32.72, 320.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.94% 0.0672 -0.0566) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.94% 0.088 319.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.6373, 42.1073, 67.8400) |
| Luminance | 0.4211 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.80
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 3.84
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 6.01
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.57
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.60
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 7.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9FD4 #A9D49F
analogous
#AF9FD4 #CA9FD4 #D49FC3
triadic
#CA9FD4 #D4CA9F #9FD4CA
tetradic
#CA9FD4 #D4AF9F #A9D49F #9FC3D4
square
#CA9FD4 #D4AF9F #A9D49F #9FC3D4
split-complementary
#CA9FD4 #C3D49F #9FD4AF
monochromatic
#9A4DAC #B375C1 #CA9FD4 #E1C9E7 #F3EAF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#CA9FD4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.42
#CA9FD4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9FD4
9.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9FD4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9FD4 | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.42 | 9.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99ABD6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3AFD2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CBA4B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9fd4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 159, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.088 319.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabbe1',
500: '#ca9fd4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9fd4; $custom-light: #dabbe1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9fd4",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 159,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.679,
"s": 38.129,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75935,
"c": 0.08792,
"h": 319.9
},
"luminance": 0.42106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9FD4
secondary
#E1ECDF
accent
#B1344C
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FBF6FB
border
#D4D0D4
text
#151215
muted
#838183