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#ca9be0 color: Somewhere in a Fairytale

#ca9be0 is rgb(202, 155, 224) in RGB and oklch(75.695% 0.10883 314.714) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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281°
100%

75.7%
0.109
315°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.26:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.28:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #ca9be0

#ca9be0 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 75.7% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.26:1 contrast and black text 9.28:1, 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: #ca9be0 mixed with white

  1. ca9be0
  2. cfa5e3
  3. d5afe7
  4. dab9ea
  5. dfc3ed
  6. e5cdf0
  7. ead7f3
  8. efe1f6
  9. f5ebf9
  10. faf5fc

Darker: #ca9be0 mixed with black

  1. ca9be0
  2. af86c3
  3. 9572a6
  4. 7c5e8a
  5. 644b70
  6. 4d3956
  7. 37283e
  8. 221827
  9. 0f0912
  10. 020102

Calmer: #ca9be0 with less saturation

  1. ca9be0
  2. c79ddb
  3. c5a0d7
  4. c2a2d2
  5. c0a4cd
  6. bda6c8
  7. bba8c4
  8. b8aabf
  9. b5acba
  10. b3aeb5

Questions about #ca9be0

What color is #ca9be0?

#ca9be0 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale. In RGB it is rgb(202, 155, 224), in HSL hsl(280.87, 52.67%, 74.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.695% 0.10883 314.714).

What colors go well with #ca9be0?

The complementary color of #ca9be0 is #92c078. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a8a6f3 and #e294c0. The triadic partners are #d9a65d and #48c6c5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca9be0?

Black text reads better on #ca9be0: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and black gives 9.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca9be0 a warm or cool color?

#ca9be0 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 75.7% and its chroma 0.109.