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#ca9be5 color: Somewhere in a Fairytale

#ca9be5 is rgb(202, 155, 229) in RGB and oklch(75.904% 0.11475 312.731) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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278°
100%

75.9%
0.115
313°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 10%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.25:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.33:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #ca9be5

#ca9be5 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 75.9% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 313°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.25:1 contrast and black text 9.33:1, 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: #ca9be5 mixed with white

  1. ca9be5
  2. cfa5e8
  3. d5afeb
  4. dab9ee
  5. dfc3f0
  6. e5cdf3
  7. ead7f6
  8. efe1f8
  9. f4ebfa
  10. faf5fd

Darker: #ca9be5 mixed with black

  1. ca9be5
  2. af86c7
  3. 9572aa
  4. 7c5e8e
  5. 644b72
  6. 4d3958
  7. 37283f
  8. 221828
  9. 0f0912
  10. 020103

Calmer: #ca9be5 with less saturation

  1. ca9be5
  2. c89ee0
  3. c5a0db
  4. c3a2d6
  5. c0a5d1
  6. bea7cb
  7. bba9c6
  8. b8abc1
  9. b6adbb
  10. b3afb6

Questions about #ca9be5

What color is #ca9be5?

#ca9be5 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale. In RGB it is rgb(202, 155, 229), in HSL hsl(278.11, 58.73%, 75.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.904% 0.11475 312.731).

What colors go well with #ca9be5?

The complementary color of #ca9be5 is #94c073. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a6a7f8 and #e393c4. The triadic partners are #dda559 and #3ec8c4.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca9be5?

Black text reads better on #ca9be5: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and black gives 9.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca9be5 a warm or cool color?

#ca9be5 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 313 degrees, its lightness 75.9% and its chroma 0.115.