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#ca8fe2 color: Blush Essence

#ca8fe2 is rgb(202, 143, 226) in RGB and oklch(73.709% 0.13197 315.795) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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283°
100%

73.7%
0.132
316°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • purple-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.46:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.54:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #ca8fe2

#ca8fe2 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 73.7% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 316°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.46:1 contrast and black text 8.54:1, 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: #ca8fe2 mixed with white

  1. ca8fe2
  2. cf9ae5
  3. d5a6e9
  4. dab1ec
  5. e0bcef
  6. e5c7f2
  7. ead2f5
  8. f0ddf7
  9. f5e9fa
  10. faf4fd

Darker: #ca8fe2 mixed with black

  1. ca8fe2
  2. af7cc4
  3. 9569a8
  4. 7c578c
  5. 644571
  6. 4d3457
  7. 37243e
  8. 221527
  9. 0f0712
  10. 020103

Calmer: #ca8fe2 with less saturation

  1. ca8fe2
  2. c792dd
  3. c495d7
  4. c198d2
  5. be9bcc
  6. ba9ec7
  7. b7a0c1
  8. b4a3bb
  9. b1a5b5
  10. ada7b0

Questions about #ca8fe2

What color is #ca8fe2?

#ca8fe2 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Blush Essence. In RGB it is rgb(202, 143, 226), in HSL hsl(282.65, 58.87%, 72.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.709% 0.13197 315.795).

What colors go well with #ca8fe2?

The complementary color of #ca8fe2 is #83bd66. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a39df9 and #e586bc. The triadic partners are #d99d3b and #00c3c5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca8fe2?

Black text reads better on #ca8fe2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and black gives 8.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca8fe2 a warm or cool color?

#ca8fe2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 316 degrees, its lightness 73.7% and its chroma 0.132.