#CA9FDB#CA9FDB
#CA9FDB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.096 H 316.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9FDB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 159, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(283, 45%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(283, 27%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 27.4%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.19, 26.55, -24.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.19, 36.05, 317.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.21% 0.0693 -0.0664) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.21% 0.096 316.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.5395, 42.4682, 72.5916) |
| Luminance | 0.4247 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.02
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.84
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.11
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.52
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.62
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9FDB #B0DB9F
analogous
#AC9FDB #CA9FDB #DB9FCE
triadic
#CA9FDB #DBCA9F #9FDBCA
tetradic
#CA9FDB #DBAC9F #B0DB9F #9FCEDB
square
#CA9FDB #DBAC9F #B0DB9F #9FCEDB
split-complementary
#CA9FDB #CEDB9F #9FDBAC
monochromatic
#9946BA #B172CA #CA9FDB #E3CCEC #F3E9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#CA9FDB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.49
#CA9FDB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9FDB
9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9FDB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9FDB | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.49 | 9.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97ACDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0B0D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CAA6B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9fdb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 159, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.096 316.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabbe6',
500: '#ca9fdb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9fdb; $custom-light: #dabbe6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9fdb",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 159,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 283,
"s": 45.455,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76207,
"c": 0.09596,
"h": 316.2
},
"luminance": 0.42467
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9FDB
secondary
#E2EEDD
accent
#B92D54
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FC
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184