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#ca9afa color: Baby Purple

#ca9afa is rgb(202, 154, 250) in RGB and oklch(76.662% 0.14186 306.324) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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270°
100%

76.7%
0.142
306°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.51:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #ca9afa

#ca9afa is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 76.7% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 306°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.21:1 contrast and black text 9.51:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Baby Purple (#ca9bf7). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #ca9afa mixed with white

  1. ca9afa
  2. cfa4fb
  3. d4affc
  4. dab9fd
  5. dfc3fe
  6. e4cdfe
  7. ead7ff
  8. efe1ff
  9. f4ebff
  10. faf5ff

Darker: #ca9afa mixed with black

  1. ca9afa
  2. af85d9
  3. 9571ba
  4. 7c5e9b
  5. 644b7d
  6. 4d3961
  7. 372746
  8. 22172d
  9. 0f0915
  10. 020103

Calmer: #ca9afa with less saturation

  1. ca9afa
  2. c89df3
  3. c5a0ec
  4. c3a3e5
  5. c1a5de
  6. bea8d7
  7. bcaad0
  8. baadc9
  9. b8afc2
  10. b5b1ba

Questions about #ca9afa

What color is #ca9afa?

#ca9afa is bright light purple. The closest named color is Baby Purple. In RGB it is rgb(202, 154, 250), in HSL hsl(270, 90.57%, 79.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.662% 0.14186 306.324).

What colors go well with #ca9afa?

The complementary color of #ca9afa is #9cc359. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9caaff and #eb8ed5. The triadic partners are #ef9f43 and #00cfc1.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca9afa?

Black text reads better on #ca9afa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and black gives 9.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca9afa a warm or cool color?

#ca9afa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 306 degrees, its lightness 76.7% and its chroma 0.142.