Skip to the color picker

#ca89e8 color: Lavender Perceptions

#ca89e8 is rgb(202, 137, 232) in RGB and oklch(72.989% 0.14898 314.528) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

281°
100%

73%
0.149
315°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Orchid
  • purple-400
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.54:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.25:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #ca89e8

#ca89e8 is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 73% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.54:1 contrast and black text 8.25:1, 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: #ca89e8 mixed with white

  1. ca89e8
  2. d095eb
  3. d5a1ee
  4. daadf0
  5. e0b9f3
  6. e5c5f5
  7. ead0f7
  8. f0dcf9
  9. f5e8fb
  10. faf3fd

Darker: #ca89e8 mixed with black

  1. ca89e8
  2. af76ca
  3. 9564ac
  4. 7c5390
  5. 644274
  6. 4d3159
  7. 372240
  8. 221429
  9. 0f0713
  10. 020103

Calmer: #ca89e8 with less saturation

  1. ca89e8
  2. c78de2
  3. c390dc
  4. c094d5
  5. bd97cf
  6. b99ac9
  7. b69dc2
  8. b2a0bc
  9. afa2b5
  10. aba5ae

Questions about #ca89e8

What color is #ca89e8?

#ca89e8 is bright light purple. The closest named color is Lavender Perceptions. In RGB it is rgb(202, 137, 232), in HSL hsl(281.05, 67.38%, 72.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.989% 0.14898 314.528).

What colors go well with #ca89e8?

The complementary color of #ca89e8 is #7ebc56. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9e99ff and #e87ebe. The triadic partners are #de9819 and #00c3c3.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca89e8?

Black text reads better on #ca89e8: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and black gives 8.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca89e8 a warm or cool color?

#ca89e8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 73% and its chroma 0.149.