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#caa9fe color: Purple Hepatica

#caa9fe is rgb(202, 169, 254) in RGB and oklch(79.467% 0.12246 301.517) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

79.5%
0.122
302°
  • Purple
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Mauve
  • violet-300
  • Black 0%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.98:1Hard to read
Lc -43
Black text
10.62:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #caa9fe

#caa9fe is a bright light purple color. In OKLCH it has 79.5% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 302°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.98:1 contrast and black text 10.62:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Hepatica (#ccaaff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-300.

More light purple colors

Lighter: #caa9fe mixed with white

  1. caa9fe
  2. cfb2ff
  3. d4baff
  4. d9c3ff
  5. dfccff
  6. e4d4ff
  7. e9ddff
  8. efe5ff
  9. f4eeff
  10. faf6ff

Darker: #caa9fe mixed with black

  1. caa9fe
  2. af92dd
  3. 957cbd
  4. 7c679e
  5. 645380
  6. 4d3f63
  7. 372c47
  8. 221b2d
  9. 0f0a16
  10. 020103

Calmer: #caa9fe with less saturation

  1. caa9fe
  2. c8abf8
  3. c7adf1
  4. c6afeb
  5. c4b1e4
  6. c3b3de
  7. c1b5d7
  8. c0b7d0
  9. bfb9ca
  10. bdbac3

Questions about #caa9fe

What color is #caa9fe?

#caa9fe is bright light purple. The closest named color is Purple Hepatica. In RGB it is rgb(202, 169, 254), in HSL hsl(263.29, 97.7%, 82.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.467% 0.12246 301.517).

What colors go well with #caa9fe?

The complementary color of #caa9fe is #b0c86b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a0b7ff and #ea9ee0. The triadic partners are #f5a965 and #4ad6c1.

Is white or black text more readable on #caa9fe?

Black text reads better on #caa9fe: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and black gives 10.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #caa9fe a warm or cool color?

#caa9fe is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 302 degrees, its lightness 79.5% and its chroma 0.122.