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#ca86e2 color: Lavender Perceptions

#ca86e2 is rgb(202, 134, 226) in RGB and oklch(72.226% 0.14738 316.894) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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284°
100%

72.2%
0.147
317°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Orchid
  • purple-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.62:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.02:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #ca86e2

#ca86e2 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 72.2% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 317°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.62:1 contrast and black text 8.02:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavender Perceptions (#cb82e3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-400.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #ca86e2 mixed with white

  1. ca86e2
  2. d092e5
  3. d59fe9
  4. dbabec
  5. e0b7ef
  6. e5c3f2
  7. ebcff5
  8. f0dbf8
  9. f5e7fa
  10. faf3fd

Darker: #ca86e2 mixed with black

  1. ca86e2
  2. af74c4
  3. 9562a8
  4. 7c518c
  5. 644071
  6. 4d3057
  7. 37213e
  8. 221327
  9. 0f0612
  10. 020103

Calmer: #ca86e2 with less saturation

  1. ca86e2
  2. c78adc
  3. c38dd6
  4. bf91d0
  5. bc94ca
  6. b897c4
  7. b59abe
  8. b19db8
  9. ada0b2
  10. a9a3ac

Questions about #ca86e2

What color is #ca86e2?

#ca86e2 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Lavender Perceptions. In RGB it is rgb(202, 134, 226), in HSL hsl(284.35, 61.33%, 70.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.226% 0.14738 316.894).

What colors go well with #ca86e2?

The complementary color of #ca86e2 is #77ba59. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a095fc and #e67cb7. The triadic partners are #d89713 and #00bfc4.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca86e2?

Black text reads better on #ca86e2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and black gives 8.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca86e2 a warm or cool color?

#ca86e2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 317 degrees, its lightness 72.2% and its chroma 0.147.