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#ca8fe0 color: Blush Essence

#ca8fe0 is rgb(202, 143, 224) in RGB and oklch(73.622% 0.12971 316.539) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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284°
100%

73.6%
0.130
317°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • purple-400
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.47:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #ca8fe0

#ca8fe0 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 73.6% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 317°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.47:1 contrast and black text 8.52:1, 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: #ca8fe0 mixed with white

  1. ca8fe0
  2. cf9ae4
  3. d5a6e7
  4. dab1ea
  5. e0bced
  6. e5c7f1
  7. ead2f4
  8. f0ddf7
  9. f5e9fa
  10. faf4fc

Darker: #ca8fe0 mixed with black

  1. ca8fe0
  2. af7cc3
  3. 9569a6
  4. 7c578a
  5. 644570
  6. 4d3456
  7. 37243e
  8. 221527
  9. 0f0712
  10. 020102

Calmer: #ca8fe0 with less saturation

  1. ca8fe0
  2. c792db
  3. c495d5
  4. c198d0
  5. bd9bcb
  6. ba9dc5
  7. b7a0c0
  8. b4a3ba
  9. b0a5b5
  10. ada7af

Questions about #ca8fe0

What color is #ca8fe0?

#ca8fe0 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Blush Essence. In RGB it is rgb(202, 143, 224), in HSL hsl(283.7, 56.64%, 71.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.622% 0.12971 316.539).

What colors go well with #ca8fe0?

The complementary color of #ca8fe0 is #82bc68. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a49cf7 and #e487ba. The triadic partners are #d89e3d and #00c2c5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca8fe0?

Black text reads better on #ca8fe0: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and black gives 8.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca8fe0 a warm or cool color?

#ca8fe0 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 317 degrees, its lightness 73.6% and its chroma 0.13.