CA97DB

#CA97DB closest to Somewhere in a Fairytale

#CA97DB is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 59.2% green and 85.9% blue (rgb(202, 151, 219)). Its HSL value is 285° hue, 49% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #CA97DB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.96:1.

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Variations of #CA97DB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#CA97DB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CA97DB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CA97DB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9AABD9
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8EA6DE
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1A3DC
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9AABD9
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AAA5DA
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CA9FB0
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CB9AC9
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A9A9A9
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B2A5B7

#CA97DB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.34:1 Very poor#CA97DB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.96:1 Very good#CA97DB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CA97DB in CSS

/* Somewhere in a Fairytale */
.color { color: #CA97DB; }
.background { background-color: #CA97DB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CA97DB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(202 151 219);
color: hsl(285 49% 73%);
color: oklch(0.748 0.110 317.5);

#CA97DB FAQ

What color is #CA97DB?

#CA97DB is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #CA97DB?

#CA97DB is rgb(202, 151, 219) in RGB, hsl(285, 49%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 31%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CA97DB?

The complementary color of #CA97DB is #A8DB97, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CA97DB?

Black text has the best contrast on #CA97DB: 8.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CA97DB a warm or cool color?

#CA97DB is a cool color.