Baby Purple #CA9BF7
Baby Purple is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple with hex code #CA9BF7 and RGB rgb(202, 155, 247).
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Black text reads best on this color (9.54:1).
About this color
#CA9BF7 is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.137 and its hue 307°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Baby Purple. Black text reads best on it, at 9.54:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (77%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.137) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Baby Purple |
| Black text | 9.54:1 |
| White text | 2.20:1 |
Colors that go with Baby Purple
Matches found by rotating Baby Purple around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Baby Purple
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Baby Purple, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Baby Purple, with their ΔE distance.
- Pastel Purple #CAA0FF ΔE 0.015
- Lilac #CEA2FD ΔE 0.019
- Liliac #C48EFD ΔE 0.037
- Pale Violet #CEAEFA ΔE 0.047
- Plum #DDA0DD ΔE 0.053
- Pale Purple #B790D4 ΔE 0.062
- Lavender Pink #DD85D7 ΔE 0.065
- Light Violet #D6B4FC ΔE 0.065
More about Baby Purple
How to make Baby Purple
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 3 parts white
- 2 parts purple
- 1 part pink
Recipe result: #CD94DC, a difference of ΔE 0.039 from Baby Purple. That is close; add a little more of one paint to match.
Codes for Baby Purple in every format
| HEX | #CA9BF7 |
| RGB | rgb(202, 155, 247) |
| HSL | hsl(271, 85%, 79%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.7% 0.137 306.9) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #CA9BF7 | 2.20:1 | Fails | Lc -48.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
| Black text on #CA9BF7 | 9.54:1 | AAA | Lc 60.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #CA9BF7 text on white | 2.20:1 | Fails | Lc 43.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #CA9BF7 text on black | 9.54:1 | AAA | Lc -59.0 | Large or bold text, headings |
Shades and tints of Baby Purple
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#F8F3FF
oklch(97.1% 0.017 304.8)
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Step 100
100
#F1E4FF
oklch(93.7% 0.039 307.2)
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Step 200
200
#E5CDFF
oklch(88.4% 0.072 306.7)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#CA9BF7
oklch(76.7% 0.137 306.9)
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Step 400
400
#C179FF
oklch(70.8% 0.197 306.9)
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Step 500
500
#B349FF
oklch(63.2% 0.257 307)
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Step 600
600
#A000F1
oklch(55.6% 0.286 306.9)
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Step 700
700
#8700CC
oklch(49.1% 0.252 307)
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Step 800
800
#6F00A9
oklch(42.7% 0.219 307)
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Step 900
900
#5B0E8A
oklch(37.7% 0.182 306.8)
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Step 950
950
#350E51
oklch(27% 0.115 306.5)
Baby Purple with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #88ADFB | 0.096 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #92AFF4 | 0.089 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C4A9BE | 0.101 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #AFAFAF | 0.137 |
Use Baby Purple in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.