#ca9aeb

Color #ca9aeb

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.33 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#ca9aeb

RGB

rgb(202, 154, 235)

HSL

hsl(275.6, 66.9%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.6, 34.5%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(14%, 34.5%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(70.64, 32.6, -34.01)

LCH

lch(70.64, 47.11, 313.79)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.1237, 310.8)

HWB

hwb(275.6, 60.4%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbeb9a

Analogous

#a29aeb

#ca9aeb

#eb9ae3

Triadic

#ca9aeb

#ebca9a

#9aebca

Split-complementary

#ca9aeb

#e3eb9a

#9aeba2

Tetradic

#ca9aeb

#eb9abb

#bbeb9a

#9aebca

Square

#ca9aeb

#eba29a

#bbeb9a

#9ae3eb

Shades

Color #ca9aeb mixed toward black.

#ae64e0

#912ed6

#6d20a2

#49156c

#240b36

Tints

Color #ca9aeb mixed toward white.

#d3abee

#dcbcf2

#e5cdf5

#edddf8

#f6eefc

Tones

Color #ca9aeb mixed toward gray.

#c9a1e4

#c8a8de

#c6aed7

#c5b5d0

#c4bcc9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7db · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#babdd7 · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#c8cdca · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 23.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ca9aeb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ca9aeb]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ca9aeb (#ca9aeb) is rgb(202, 154, 235) in RGB.

No, #ca9aeb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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