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#ca9ae0 color: Somewhere in a Fairytale

#ca9ae0 is rgb(202, 154, 224) in RGB and oklch(75.518% 0.11058 314.89) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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281°
100%

75.5%
0.111
315°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.28:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.21:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #ca9ae0

#ca9ae0 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 75.5% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.28:1 contrast and black text 9.21:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale (#cc99dd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #ca9ae0 mixed with white

  1. ca9ae0
  2. cfa4e3
  3. d5aee7
  4. dab8ea
  5. dfc2ed
  6. e5ccf0
  7. ead6f3
  8. efe1f6
  9. f5ebf9
  10. faf5fc

Darker: #ca9ae0 mixed with black

  1. ca9ae0
  2. af85c3
  3. 9571a6
  4. 7c5e8a
  5. 644b70
  6. 4d3956
  7. 37273e
  8. 221727
  9. 0f0912
  10. 020102

Calmer: #ca9ae0 with less saturation

  1. ca9ae0
  2. c79cdb
  3. c59fd7
  4. c2a1d2
  5. c0a3cd
  6. bda6c8
  7. baa8c3
  8. b8aabe
  9. b5acb9
  10. b2aeb4

Questions about #ca9ae0

What color is #ca9ae0?

#ca9ae0 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale. In RGB it is rgb(202, 154, 224), in HSL hsl(281.14, 53.03%, 74.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.518% 0.11058 314.89).

What colors go well with #ca9ae0?

The complementary color of #ca9ae0 is #91bf77. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a8a6f3 and #e293c0. The triadic partners are #d9a55a and #44c5c5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca9ae0?

Black text reads better on #ca9ae0: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and black gives 9.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca9ae0 a warm or cool color?

#ca9ae0 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 75.5% and its chroma 0.111.