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#ca9ce3 color: Somewhere in a Fairytale

#ca9ce3 is rgb(202, 156, 227) in RGB and oklch(75.996% 0.11064 313.31) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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279°
100%

76%
0.111
313°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.24:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.38:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #ca9ce3

#ca9ce3 is a soft light purple color. In OKLCH it has 76% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 313°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.24:1 contrast and black text 9.38:1, 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: #ca9ce3 mixed with white

  1. ca9ce3
  2. cfa6e6
  3. d5b0e9
  4. dabaec
  5. dfc4ef
  6. e5cdf2
  7. ead7f5
  8. efe1f7
  9. f4ebfa
  10. faf5fd

Darker: #ca9ce3 mixed with black

  1. ca9ce3
  2. af87c5
  3. 9573a8
  4. 7c5f8c
  5. 644c71
  6. 4d3957
  7. 37283f
  8. 221827
  9. 0f0912
  10. 020103

Calmer: #ca9ce3 with less saturation

  1. ca9ce3
  2. c89ede
  3. c5a1d9
  4. c3a3d4
  5. c0a5cf
  6. bea7ca
  7. bba9c5
  8. b9abc0
  9. b6adbb
  10. b3afb6

Questions about #ca9ce3

What color is #ca9ce3?

#ca9ce3 is soft light purple. The closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale. In RGB it is rgb(202, 156, 227), in HSL hsl(278.87, 55.91%, 75.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.996% 0.11064 313.31).

What colors go well with #ca9ce3?

The complementary color of #ca9ce3 is #95c077. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a7a8f5 and #e294c3. The triadic partners are #dca65d and #46c7c5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca9ce3?

Black text reads better on #ca9ce3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and black gives 9.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca9ce3 a warm or cool color?

#ca9ce3 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 313 degrees, its lightness 76% and its chroma 0.111.