#ca9cc5

Color #ca9cc5

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.97 Nearest Tailwind class pink-300 #fda5d5 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ca9cc5

RGB

rgb(202, 156, 197)

HSL

hsl(306.5, 30.3%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.5, 22.8%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.8%, 2.5%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(69.73, 23.96, -14.47)

LCH

lch(69.73, 27.99, 328.87)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0775, 329.96)

HWB

hwb(306.5, 61.2%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ccaa1

Analogous

#b89cca

#ca9cc5

#ca9cae

Triadic

#ca9cc5

#c5ca9c

#9cc5ca

Split-complementary

#ca9cc5

#aeca9c

#9ccab8

Tetradic

#ca9cc5

#caa19c

#9ccaa1

#9cc5ca

Square

#ca9cc5

#cab89c

#9ccaa1

#9caeca

Shades

Color #ca9cc5 mixed toward black.

#b575ae

#9c5394

#753e6f

#4e2a4a

#271525

Tints

Color #ca9cc5 mixed toward white.

#d3accf

#dcbdd8

#e5cde2

#eddeec

#f6eef5

Tones

Color #ca9cc5 mixed toward gray.

#c6a0c2

#c2a4bf

#bfa7bc

#bbabb9

#b7afb6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8bc · ΔE 19.3

Deuteranopia

#babeba · ΔE 26.3

Tritanopia

#c8b5b3 · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ca9cc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ca9cc5]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#ca9cc5 (#ca9cc5) is rgb(202, 156, 197) in RGB.

No, #ca9cc5 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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