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#ca9ae2 color: Somewhere in a Fairytale

#ca9ae2 is rgb(202, 154, 226) in RGB and oklch(75.602% 0.11293 314.08) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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280°
100%

75.6%
0.113
314°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.27:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.23:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #ca9ae2

#ca9ae2 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 75.6% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 314°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.27:1 contrast and black text 9.23:1, 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: #ca9ae2 mixed with white

  1. ca9ae2
  2. cfa4e5
  3. d5aee8
  4. dab8eb
  5. dfc2ee
  6. e5ccf1
  7. ead6f4
  8. efe1f7
  9. f5ebfa
  10. faf5fc

Darker: #ca9ae2 mixed with black

  1. ca9ae2
  2. af85c4
  3. 9571a8
  4. 7c5e8c
  5. 644b71
  6. 4d3957
  7. 37273e
  8. 221727
  9. 0f0912
  10. 020103

Calmer: #ca9ae2 with less saturation

  1. ca9ae2
  2. c79ddd
  3. c59fd8
  4. c2a1d3
  5. c0a4ce
  6. bda6c9
  7. baa8c4
  8. b8aabf
  9. b5acba
  10. b2aeb5

Questions about #ca9ae2

What color is #ca9ae2?

#ca9ae2 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale. In RGB it is rgb(202, 154, 226), in HSL hsl(280, 55.38%, 74.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.602% 0.11293 314.08).

What colors go well with #ca9ae2?

The complementary color of #ca9ae2 is #92c075. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a7a6f5 and #e292c1. The triadic partners are #daa559 and #40c6c5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca9ae2?

Black text reads better on #ca9ae2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and black gives 9.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca9ae2 a warm or cool color?

#ca9ae2 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 314 degrees, its lightness 75.6% and its chroma 0.113.