#ca9cdc

Color #ca9cdc

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 6.39 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ca9cdc

RGB

rgb(202, 156, 220)

HSL

hsl(283.1, 47.8%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.1, 29.1%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 29.1%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(70.53, 28.4, -25.96)

LCH

lch(70.53, 38.48, 317.57)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.1024, 316.27)

HWB

hwb(283.1, 61.2%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aedc9c

Analogous

#aa9cdc

#ca9cdc

#dc9cce

Triadic

#ca9cdc

#dcca9c

#9cdcca

Split-complementary

#ca9cdc

#cedc9c

#9cdcaa

Tetradic

#ca9cdc

#dc9cae

#aedc9c

#9cdcca

Square

#ca9cdc

#dcaa9c

#aedc9c

#9ccedc

Shades

Color #ca9cdc mixed toward black.

#b16ecc

#9741b9

#72318b

#4c215d

#26102e

Tints

Color #ca9cdc mixed toward white.

#d3ace2

#dcbde8

#e4cded

#eddef3

#f6eef9

Tones

Color #ca9cdc mixed toward gray.

#c8a1d7

#c5a7d1

#c3accc

#c1b1c7

#beb7c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8cf · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#babecc · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#c8c4c1 · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 22.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ca9cdc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ca9cdc]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#ca9cdc (#ca9cdc) is rgb(202, 156, 220) in RGB.

No, #ca9cdc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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