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#ca9dfa color: Baby Purple

#ca9dfa is rgb(202, 157, 250) in RGB and oklch(77.177% 0.13694 305.668) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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269°
100%

77.2%
0.137
306°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.16:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #ca9dfa

#ca9dfa is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 77.2% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 306°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.16:1 contrast and black text 9.71:1, 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: #ca9dfa mixed with white

  1. ca9dfa
  2. cfa7fb
  3. d4b1fc
  4. dabbfd
  5. dfc5fe
  6. e4cefe
  7. ead8ff
  8. efe2ff
  9. f4ecff
  10. faf5ff

Darker: #ca9dfa mixed with black

  1. ca9dfa
  2. af88d9
  3. 9573ba
  4. 7c5f9b
  5. 644c7d
  6. 4d3a61
  7. 372846
  8. 22182d
  9. 0f0915
  10. 020103

Calmer: #ca9dfa with less saturation

  1. ca9dfa
  2. c8a0f3
  3. c6a3ed
  4. c4a5e6
  5. c1a8df
  6. bfaad8
  7. bdacd1
  8. bbafca
  9. b9b1c3
  10. b7b3bc

Questions about #ca9dfa

What color is #ca9dfa?

#ca9dfa is bright light purple. The closest named color is Baby Purple. In RGB it is rgb(202, 157, 250), in HSL hsl(269.03, 90.29%, 79.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.177% 0.13694 305.668).

What colors go well with #ca9dfa?

The complementary color of #ca9dfa is #a0c45e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9dacff and #eb92d6. The triadic partners are #f0a14b and #00d0c1.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca9dfa?

Black text reads better on #ca9dfa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and black gives 9.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca9dfa a warm or cool color?

#ca9dfa is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 306 degrees, its lightness 77.2% and its chroma 0.137.