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#ca8dd9 color: Blush Essence

#ca8dd9 is rgb(202, 141, 217) in RGB and oklch(72.982% 0.12542 319.549) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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288°
100%

73%
0.125
320°
  • Magenta
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • purple-400
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.52:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.32:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #ca8dd9

#ca8dd9 is a soft light magenta color. In OKLCH it has 73% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 320°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.52:1 contrast and black text 8.32:1, 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: #ca8dd9 mixed with white

  1. ca8dd9
  2. d098dd
  3. d5a4e1
  4. dbafe5
  5. e0bbe9
  6. e5c6ed
  7. ead1f1
  8. f0ddf4
  9. f5e8f8
  10. faf4fc

Darker: #ca8dd9 mixed with black

  1. ca8dd9
  2. af7abc
  3. 9567a1
  4. 7c5586
  5. 64446c
  6. 4d3353
  7. 37233b
  8. 221425
  9. 0f0711
  10. 020102

Calmer: #ca8dd9 with less saturation

  1. ca8dd9
  2. c790d4
  3. c393cf
  4. c096cb
  5. bd99c6
  6. b99bc1
  7. b69ebc
  8. b2a0b7
  9. afa3b2
  10. aba5ad

Questions about #ca8dd9

What color is #ca8dd9?

#ca8dd9 is soft light magenta. The closest named color is Blush Essence. In RGB it is rgb(202, 141, 217), in HSL hsl(288.16, 50%, 70.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(72.982% 0.12542 319.549).

What colors go well with #ca8dd9?

The complementary color of #ca8dd9 is #7cbb6d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a699f1 and #e285b3. The triadic partners are #d19e3f and #00bfc6.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca8dd9?

Black text reads better on #ca8dd9: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and black gives 8.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca8dd9 a warm or cool color?

#ca8dd9 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 320 degrees, its lightness 73% and its chroma 0.125.