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#ca88e2 color: Blush Essence

#ca88e2 is rgb(202, 136, 226) in RGB and oklch(72.55% 0.14398 316.668) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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284°
100%

72.6%
0.144
317°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Orchid
  • purple-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.58:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.13:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #ca88e2

#ca88e2 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 72.6% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 317°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.58:1 contrast and black text 8.13:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Blush Essence (#cc88dd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-400.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #ca88e2 mixed with white

  1. ca88e2
  2. d094e5
  3. d5a0e9
  4. dbacec
  5. e0b8ef
  6. e5c4f2
  7. ead0f5
  8. f0dcf7
  9. f5e7fa
  10. faf3fd

Darker: #ca88e2 mixed with black

  1. ca88e2
  2. af75c4
  3. 9563a8
  4. 7c528c
  5. 644171
  6. 4d3157
  7. 37223e
  8. 221327
  9. 0f0612
  10. 020103

Calmer: #ca88e2 with less saturation

  1. ca88e2
  2. c78cdc
  3. c38fd6
  4. c092d1
  5. bc96cb
  6. b999c5
  7. b59cbf
  8. b19eb9
  9. aea1b3
  10. aaa4ac

Questions about #ca88e2

What color is #ca88e2?

#ca88e2 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Blush Essence. In RGB it is rgb(202, 136, 226), in HSL hsl(284, 60.81%, 70.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.55% 0.14398 316.668).

What colors go well with #ca88e2?

The complementary color of #ca88e2 is #7abb5c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a197fc and #e67eb8. The triadic partners are #d99820 and #00c1c4.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca88e2?

Black text reads better on #ca88e2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and black gives 8.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca88e2 a warm or cool color?

#ca88e2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 317 degrees, its lightness 72.6% and its chroma 0.144.