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#ca90ef color: Bright light purple

#ca90ef is rgb(202, 144, 239) in RGB and oklch(74.466% 0.14526 311.312) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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277°
100%

74.5%
0.145
311°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • purple-400
  • Black 6%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.40:1Hard to read
Lc -52
Black text
8.75:1Readable · AA
Lc 57

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About #ca90ef

#ca90ef is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 74.5% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.4:1 contrast and black text 8.75:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Dream Vapour (#cc99ee). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-400.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #ca90ef mixed with white

  1. ca90ef
  2. cf9bf1
  3. d5a7f3
  4. dab2f5
  5. dfbdf7
  6. e5c8f9
  7. ead3fa
  8. efdefc
  9. f5e9fd
  10. faf4fe

Darker: #ca90ef mixed with black

  1. ca90ef
  2. af7dd0
  3. 956ab1
  4. 7c5794
  5. 644578
  6. 4d345c
  7. 372442
  8. 22152a
  9. 0f0714
  10. 020103

Calmer: #ca90ef with less saturation

  1. ca90ef
  2. c793e9
  3. c497e2
  4. c19adc
  5. be9dd5
  6. bba0ce
  7. b8a2c8
  8. b5a5c1
  9. b2a7ba
  10. afaab3

Questions about #ca90ef

What color is #ca90ef?

#ca90ef is bright light purple. The closest named color is Bright light purple. In RGB it is rgb(202, 144, 239), in HSL hsl(276.63, 74.8%, 75.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.466% 0.14526 311.312).

What colors go well with #ca90ef?

The complementary color of #ca90ef is #8bbf57. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9da0ff and #e985c7. The triadic partners are #e59b2e and #00c8c3.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca90ef?

Black text reads better on #ca90ef: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and black gives 8.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca90ef a warm or cool color?

#ca90ef is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 74.5% and its chroma 0.145.