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#ca9ae3 color: Somewhere in a Fairytale

#ca9ae3 is rgb(202, 154, 227) in RGB and oklch(75.644% 0.1141 313.686) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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279°
100%

75.6%
0.114
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
9.24:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #ca9ae3

#ca9ae3 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 75.6% lightness, 0.114 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 9.24:1, 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: #ca9ae3 mixed with white

  1. ca9ae3
  2. cfa4e6
  3. d5aee9
  4. dab8ec
  5. dfc2ef
  6. e5ccf2
  7. ead7f5
  8. efe1f7
  9. f5ebfa
  10. faf5fd

Darker: #ca9ae3 mixed with black

  1. ca9ae3
  2. af85c5
  3. 9571a8
  4. 7c5e8c
  5. 644b71
  6. 4d3957
  7. 37273f
  8. 221727
  9. 0f0912
  10. 020103

Calmer: #ca9ae3 with less saturation

  1. ca9ae3
  2. c79dde
  3. c59fd9
  4. c2a1d4
  5. c0a4cf
  6. bda6ca
  7. bba8c5
  8. b8aac0
  9. b5acba
  10. b2aeb5

Questions about #ca9ae3

What color is #ca9ae3?

#ca9ae3 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale. In RGB it is rgb(202, 154, 227), in HSL hsl(279.45, 56.59%, 74.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.644% 0.1141 313.686).

What colors go well with #ca9ae3?

The complementary color of #ca9ae3 is #92c074. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a7a6f6 and #e392c2. The triadic partners are #dba458 and #3ec6c5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca9ae3?

Black text reads better on #ca9ae3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and black gives 9.24:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca9ae3 a warm or cool color?

#ca9ae3 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 314 degrees, its lightness 75.6% and its chroma 0.114.