#CA9FE3#CA9FE3
#CA9FE3 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.105 H 312.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA9FE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 159, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 55%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 30%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11%, 30%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.49, 28.19, -28.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.49, 39.96, 314.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.53% 0.0715 -0.0775) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.53% 0.105 312.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.6181, 42.8996, 78.2721) |
| Luminance | 0.4290 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 2.98
Baby Purple
#CA9BF7
ΔE00 4.63
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 4.74
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 4.89
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.99
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA9FE3 #B8E39F
analogous
#A89FE3 #CA9FE3 #E39FDA
triadic
#CA9FE3 #E3CA9F #9FE3CA
tetradic
#CA9FE3 #E3A89F #B8E39F #9FDAE3
square
#CA9FE3 #E3A89F #B8E39F #9FDAE3
split-complementary
#CA9FE3 #DAE39F #9FE3A8
monochromatic
#9640C7 #B070D5 #CA9FE3 #E4CEF1 #F2E7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#CA9FE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.58
#CA9FE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CA9FE3
9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA9FE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA9FE3 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.58 | 9.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94ADE6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EB0E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8A8B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca9fe3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 159, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.105 312.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dbbbec',
500: '#ca9fe3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca9fe3; $custom-light: #dbbbec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca9fe3",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 159,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.941,
"s": 54.839,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76529,
"c": 0.10543,
"h": 312.7
},
"luminance": 0.42899
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA9FE3
secondary
#E3EFDC
accent
#C2235E
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF6FD
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184