#ca9fdc

Color #ca9fdc

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 6.8 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ca9fdc

RGB

rgb(202, 159, 220)

HSL

hsl(282.3, 46.6%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.3, 27.7%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 27.7%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(71.23, 26.76, -24.88)

LCH

lch(71.23, 36.54, 317.08)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0972, 315.75)

HWB

hwb(282.3, 62.4%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1dc9f

Analogous

#ab9fdc

#ca9fdc

#dc9fcf

Triadic

#ca9fdc

#dcca9f

#9fdcca

Split-complementary

#ca9fdc

#cfdc9f

#9fdcab

Tetradic

#ca9fdc

#dc9fb1

#b1dc9f

#9fdcca

Square

#ca9fdc

#dcab9f

#b1dc9f

#9fcfdc

Shades

Color #ca9fdc mixed toward black.

#b071cb

#9643b9

#71338b

#4b225d

#26112e

Tints

Color #ca9fdc mixed toward white.

#d3afe2

#dcbfe8

#e4cfee

#eddff3

#f6eff9

Tones

Color #ca9fdc mixed toward gray.

#c8a4d7

#c6a9d2

#c4aecd

#c2b3c8

#c0b8c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9cf · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#bbbecc · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#c8c5c2 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ca9fdc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ca9fdc]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#ca9fdc (#ca9fdc) is rgb(202, 159, 220) in RGB.

No, #ca9fdc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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