#caa1e9

Color #caa1e9

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 9.59 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#caa1e9

RGB

rgb(202, 161, 233)

HSL

hsl(274.2, 62.1%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.2, 30.9%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.3%, 30.9%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(72.18, 28.34, -30.53)

LCH

lch(72.18, 41.66, 312.87)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.1093, 309.95)

HWB

hwb(274.2, 63.1%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0e9a1

Analogous

#a6a1e9

#caa1e9

#e9a1e4

Triadic

#caa1e9

#e9caa1

#a1e9ca

Split-complementary

#caa1e9

#e4e9a1

#a1e9a6

Tetradic

#caa1e9

#e9a1c0

#c0e9a1

#a1e9ca

Square

#caa1e9

#e9a6a1

#c0e9a1

#a1e4e9

Shades

Color #caa1e9 mixed toward black.

#ac6cdd

#8e37d0

#6b25a0

#47196b

#240c35

Tints

Color #caa1e9 mixed toward white.

#d3b1ed

#dcc0f0

#e5d0f4

#ede0f8

#f6effb

Tones

Color #caa1e9 mixed toward gray.

#c9a7e3

#c8addd

#c8b3d7

#c7b9d1

#c6bfcb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bab9da · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#bcbfd7 · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#c8cecb · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 22.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #caa1e9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#caa1e9]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#caa1e9 (#caa1e9) is rgb(202, 161, 233) in RGB.

No, #caa1e9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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