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#CA9EE6 Color

#CA9EE6 is rgb(202, 158, 230) in RGB, hsl(277, 59%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 31%, 0%, 10%) 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 6.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA9EE6
HEX#CA9EE6
RGBrgb(202, 158, 230)
HSLhsl(277, 59%, 76%)
HSVhsv(277, 31%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 31%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.111 311.7)
LABlab(71.18% 26.57 -30.19)
LCHlch(71.18% 40.22 311.36)

What #CA9EE6 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 #CA9EE6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.26Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 7.55Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 7.76Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 9.57Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.16Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 11.76

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

#CA9EE6 Channel Values

How #CA9EE6 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 158 · B 2308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 277° · S 59% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 277° · S 31% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 31% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.2:1 vs white · 9.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA9EE6 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 text2.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA9EE6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA9EE6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA9EE6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CA9EE6
Complementary
#B9E69E
Analogous
#A69EE6
Analogous
#E69EDD
Triadic
#E6CA9E
Triadic
#9EE6CA
Split comp.
#DDE69E
Split comp.
#9EE6A6

Tints & Shades of #CA9EE6

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

#D1AAE9
#D7B6EC
#DEC2EF
#E7D2F3
#EDDFF7
#F4EBFA

Shades

#B475DB
#9C49D0
#832FB6
#66258E
#491A65
#290F39

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA9EE6.

How #CA9EE6 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#CA9EE6
Protanopia#A7A7E6
Protanomaly#B6A3E6
Deuteranopia#AEAEE5
Deuteranomaly#BAA8E5
Tritanopia#C1A9A9
Tritanomaly#C5A5C5
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA9EE6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ca9ee6: #CA9EE6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA9EE6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca9ee6': '#CA9EE6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.620, blue: 0.902)
Android XML<color name="color_ca9ee6">#CA9EE6</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA9EE6"

More Purple Colors

#CA9EE6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CA9EE6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA9EE6?

#CA9EE6 is a light purple — rgb(202, 158, 230) in RGB and hsl(277, 59%, 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 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #CA9EE6?

#CA9EE6 is rgb(202, 158, 230) — red 202, green 158, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA9EE6?

#CA9EE6 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 31%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA9EE6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA9EE6 scores 2.2:1 against white and 9.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA9EE6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA9EE6 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 9.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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