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#CA9DE7 Color

#CA9DE7 is rgb(202, 157, 231) in RGB, hsl(276, 61%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 32%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA9DE7
HEX#CA9DE7
RGBrgb(202, 157, 231)
HSLhsl(276, 61%, 76%)
HSVhsv(276, 32%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 32%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.114 311.6)
LABlab(70.98% 27.25 -31.04)
LCHlch(70.98% 41.30 311.28)

What #CA9DE7 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CA9DE7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.34Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 7.6Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 8.64Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 10.12Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.91African Violet#B284BEΔE 12.44

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#CA9DE7 Channel Values

How #CA9DE7 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 202 · G 157 · B 2318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 61% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 32% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.21:1 vs white · 9.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA9DE7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA9DE7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA9DE7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA9DE7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA9DE7
Complementary
#BAE79C
Analogous
#A49CE7
Analogous
#E79CE0
Triadic
#E7C99C
Triadic
#9CE7C9
Split comp.
#E0E79C
Split comp.
#9CE7A4

Tints & Shades of #CA9DE7

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D0A9EA
#D7B5ED
#DDC1F0
#E6D2F4
#EDDEF7
#F4EAFA

Shades

#B373DD
#9A46D2
#812DB9
#642390
#481967
#280E39

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA9DE7.

How #CA9DE7 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CA9DE7
Protanopia#A6A6E7
Protanomaly#B5A2E7
Deuteranopia#AEAEE6
Deuteranomaly#BAA7E6
Tritanopia#C1A9A9
Tritanomaly#C5A4C5
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA9DE7 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ca9de7: #CA9DE7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA9DE7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca9de7': '#CA9DE7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.616, blue: 0.906)
Android XML<color name="color_ca9de7">#CA9DE7</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA9DE7"

More Purple Colors

#CA9DE7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CA9DE7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA9DE7?

#CA9DE7 is a light purple — rgb(202, 157, 231) in RGB and hsl(276, 61%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.34.

What is the RGB value of #CA9DE7?

#CA9DE7 is rgb(202, 157, 231) — red 202, green 157, and blue 231 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA9DE7?

#CA9DE7 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 32%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA9DE7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA9DE7 scores 2.21:1 against white and 9.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA9DE7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA9DE7 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 10.12, which is visibly different.

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