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#ca9bda color: Somewhere in a Fairytale

#ca9bda is rgb(202, 155, 218) in RGB and oklch(75.451% 0.10187 317.37) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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285°
100%

75.5%
0.102
317°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 15%

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 #ca9bda

#ca9bda is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 75.5% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 317°.

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: #ca9bda mixed with white

  1. ca9bda
  2. cfa5de
  3. d5afe2
  4. dab9e6
  5. dfc3e9
  6. e5cded
  7. ead7f1
  8. efe1f4
  9. f5ebf8
  10. faf5fc

Darker: #ca9bda mixed with black

  1. ca9bda
  2. af86bd
  3. 9572a2
  4. 7c5e87
  5. 644b6c
  6. 4d3954
  7. 37283c
  8. 221825
  9. 0f0911
  10. 020102

Calmer: #ca9bda with less saturation

  1. ca9bda
  2. c79dd6
  3. c59fd2
  4. c2a2cd
  5. c0a4c9
  6. bda6c5
  7. baa8c1
  8. b8aabc
  9. b5acb8
  10. b2adb4

Questions about #ca9bda

What color is #ca9bda?

#ca9bda is soft light purple. The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale. In RGB it is rgb(202, 155, 218), in HSL hsl(284.76, 45.99%, 73.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.451% 0.10187 317.37).

What colors go well with #ca9bda?

The complementary color of #ca9bda is #90bf7e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #aba5ed and #df95bb. The triadic partners are #d3a762 and #52c3c6.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca9bda?

Black text reads better on #ca9bda: 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 #ca9bda a warm or cool color?

#ca9bda is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 317 degrees, its lightness 75.5% and its chroma 0.102.