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#ca8bda color: Blush Essence

#ca8bda is rgb(202, 139, 218) in RGB and oklch(72.689% 0.13001 319.341) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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288°
100%

72.7%
0.130
319°
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Orchid
  • purple-400
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.56:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.22:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #ca8bda

#ca8bda is a soft light magenta color. In OKLCH it has 72.7% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 319°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.56:1 contrast and black text 8.22:1, so black text reads better.

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

More light magenta colors

Lighter: #ca8bda mixed with white

  1. ca8bda
  2. d097de
  3. d5a2e2
  4. dbaee6
  5. e0baea
  6. e5c5ee
  7. ebd1f1
  8. f0dcf5
  9. f5e8f8
  10. faf3fc

Darker: #ca8bda mixed with black

  1. ca8bda
  2. af78bd
  3. 9566a2
  4. 7c5487
  5. 64436c
  6. 4d3254
  7. 37233c
  8. 221425
  9. 0f0711
  10. 020102

Calmer: #ca8bda with less saturation

  1. ca8bda
  2. c78ed5
  3. c391d0
  4. c094cb
  5. bc97c6
  6. b99ac1
  7. b59dbc
  8. b29fb7
  9. aea2b1
  10. aaa4ac

Questions about #ca8bda

What color is #ca8bda?

#ca8bda is soft light magenta. The closest named color is Blush Essence. In RGB it is rgb(202, 139, 218), in HSL hsl(287.85, 51.63%, 70%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.689% 0.13001 319.341).

What colors go well with #ca8bda?

The complementary color of #ca8bda is #7aba69. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a598f3 and #e383b3. The triadic partners are #d29c38 and #00bfc6.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca8bda?

Black text reads better on #ca8bda: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and black gives 8.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca8bda a warm or cool color?

#ca8bda is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 319 degrees, its lightness 72.7% and its chroma 0.13.