#CA9FDA#CA9FDA
#CA9FDA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.095 H 316.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9FDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 159, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 44%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 27%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.3%, 27.1%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.16, 26.35, -23.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.16, 35.57, 317.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.17% 0.069 -0.065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.17% 0.095 316.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.4083, 42.4157, 71.9003) |
| Luminance | 0.4242 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 3.94
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.08
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.21
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.28
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.74
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9FDA #AFDA9F
analogous
#AD9FDA #CA9FDA #DA9FCD
triadic
#CA9FDA #DACA9F #9FDACA
tetradic
#CA9FDA #DAAD9F #AFDA9F #9FCDDA
square
#CA9FDA #DAAD9F #AFDA9F #9FCDDA
split-complementary
#CA9FDA #CDDA9F #9FDAAD
monochromatic
#9947B8 #B273C9 #CA9FDA #E2CBEB #F3E9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#CA9FDA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.48
#CA9FDA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9FDA
9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9FDA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9FDA | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.48 | 9.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97ABDC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1B0D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CAA6B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9fda; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 159, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.095 316.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabbe5',
500: '#ca9fda',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9fda; $custom-light: #dabbe5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9fda",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 159,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283.729,
"s": 44.361,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76167,
"c": 0.09479,
"h": 316.7
},
"luminance": 0.42415
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9FDA
secondary
#E2EDDE
accent
#B82E53
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FC
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151215
muted
#838184