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#ca9fea color: Lavender Cream

#ca9fea is rgb(202, 159, 234) in RGB and oklch(76.821% 0.11391 310.067) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

76.8%
0.114
310°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Plum
  • violet-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.17:1Hard to read
Lc -47
Black text
9.66:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #ca9fea

#ca9fea is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 76.8% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 310°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.17:1 contrast and black text 9.66:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lavender Cream (#c79fef). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #ca9fea mixed with white

  1. ca9fea
  2. cfa9ec
  3. d5b2ef
  4. dabcf1
  5. dfc5f3
  6. e4cff6
  7. ead9f8
  8. efe2fa
  9. f4ecfc
  10. faf5fd

Darker: #ca9fea mixed with black

  1. ca9fea
  2. af8acb
  3. 9575ae
  4. 7c6191
  5. 644d75
  6. 4d3b5a
  7. 372941
  8. 221829
  9. 0f0913
  10. 020103

Calmer: #ca9fea with less saturation

  1. ca9fea
  2. c8a1e5
  3. c6a4df
  4. c3a6da
  5. c1a8d5
  6. bfaacf
  7. bdacca
  8. baaec4
  9. b8b0bf
  10. b6b2b9

Questions about #ca9fea

What color is #ca9fea?

#ca9fea is bright light purple. The closest named color is Lavender Cream. In RGB it is rgb(202, 159, 234), in HSL hsl(274.4, 64.1%, 77.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.821% 0.11391 310.067).

What colors go well with #ca9fea?

The complementary color of #ca9fea is #9bc273. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a5abfb and #e497ca. The triadic partners are #e2a65e and #46cbc4.

Is white or black text more readable on #ca9fea?

Black text reads better on #ca9fea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and black gives 9.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ca9fea a warm or cool color?

#ca9fea is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 310 degrees, its lightness 76.8% and its chroma 0.114.