#ca9ecd

Color #ca9ecd

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 9.64 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ca9ecd

RGB

rgb(202, 158, 205)

HSL

hsl(296.2, 32%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(296.2, 22.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.5%, 22.9%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(70.47, 24.36, -17.78)

LCH

lch(70.47, 30.16, 323.87)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.082, 324.28)

HWB

hwb(296.2, 62%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1cd9e

Analogous

#b39ecd

#ca9ecd

#cd9eb9

Triadic

#ca9ecd

#cdca9e

#9ecdca

Split-complementary

#ca9ecd

#b9cd9e

#9ecdb3

Tetradic

#ca9ecd

#cd9ea1

#a1cd9e

#9ecdca

Square

#ca9ecd

#cdb39e

#a1cd9e

#9eb9cd

Shades

Color #ca9ecd mixed toward black.

#b476b8

#9b52a0

#743e78

#4d2950

#271528

Tints

Color #ca9ecd mixed toward white.

#d3aed5

#dcbede

#e5cfe6

#eddfee

#f6eff7

Tones

Color #ca9ecd mixed toward gray.

#c7a2c9

#c3a6c5

#c0aac1

#bcaebd

#b9b2b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b8c3 · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#bbbec0 · ΔE 19.3

Tritanopia

#c8bbb9 · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ca9ecd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ca9ecd]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#ca9ecd (#ca9ecd) is rgb(202, 158, 205) in RGB.

No, #ca9ecd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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