#CA95CE

Closest named color: Pale Purple (#B790D4). oklch(73.9% 0.099 324.2), rgb(202, 149, 206).

Black text reads best on this color (8.70:1).

About this color

#CA95CE is a medium-light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 74%, its chroma 0.099 and its hue 324°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pale Purple (#B790D4), ΔE 0.036 away. Black text reads best on it, at 8.70:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	medium-light (74%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.099)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Pale Purple (#B790D4)
Black text	8.70:1
White text	2.41:1

Values

HEX	#CA95CE
RGB	rgb(202, 149, 206)
HSL	hsl(296, 37%, 70%)
OKLCH	oklch(73.9% 0.099 324.2)

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 #CA95CE	2.41:1	Fails	Lc -52.4	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #CA95CE	8.70:1	AAA	Lc 56.6	Large or bold text, headings
#CA95CE text on white	2.41:1	Fails	Lc 47.4	Large or bold text, headings
#CA95CE text on black	8.70:1	AAA	Lc -54.6	Large or bold text, headings

Tints and shades

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 400.

Step 50
50

#F8F4F9

oklch(97.2% 0.008 319.4)
Step 100
100

#F0E6F1

oklch(93.6% 0.018 323)
Step 200
200

#E5D2E6

oklch(88.5% 0.034 324.3)
Step 300
300

#D5B4D8

oklch(81% 0.062 323.5)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#CA95CE

oklch(73.9% 0.099 324.2)
Step 500
500

#AF6DB4

oklch(63.1% 0.127 324.4)
Step 600
600

#9A53A0

oklch(55.5% 0.139 324.3)
Step 700
700

#834389

oklch(49% 0.129 324)
Step 800
800

#6B386F

oklch(42.7% 0.106 324.5)
Step 900
900

#57315A

oklch(37.7% 0.083 324.4)
Step 950
950

#331D35

oklch(27% 0.053 323.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#CA95CE 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)	#90A3D0	0.088
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#9DA9CC	0.081
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#CD9AA9	0.060
Achromatopsia (no color)	#A7A7A7	0.100