#ca98dc Color Information

#ca98dc Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ca98dc. In RGB, it consists of 79.2% Red, 59.6% Green, and 86.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 8.2% Cyan, 30.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 284.1°, with saturation of 49.3% and lightness of 72.9%. The decimal value for #ca98dc is 13277404, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc99cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ca98dc is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#ca98dc Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color202, 152, 220 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color79.2%, 59.6%, 86.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.208, 0.404, 0.137 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.082, 0.309, 0, 0.137 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color284.1°, 49.3%, 72.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color284.1°, 30.9%, 86.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color48.504, 40.180, 72.909 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color202, 152, 220 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13277404 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color69.598, 30.604, -27.391 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)69.598, 41.071, 318.171 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color69.598, 22.784, -47.634 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color63.388, 25.657, -23.824 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.300, 0.249, 40.180 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291467484 / 0xffca98dc Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc99cc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #ca98dc

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ca98dc, its pure hue is 284.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 49.3%, and its lightness is 72.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ca98dc, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #19131c to #b185c1.

Tints of #ca98dc

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ca98dc, its pure hue is 284.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 49.3%, and its lightness is 72.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ca98dc, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d1a5e0 to #f8f2fb.

Tones of #ca98dc

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ca98dc, its pure hue is 284.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 49.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ca98dc, which range from #bababa (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #da75ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ca98dc

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ca98dc! For #ca98dc, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ca98dc. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ca98dc

This color, #ca98dc, consists of 79.2% Red, 59.6% Green, and 86.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 202, Green = 152, Blue = 220. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ca98dc is 8.2% Cyan, 30.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R79.2%
C8.2%
G59.6%
M30.9%
B86.3%
Y0.0%
K13.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 202 152 220
Octal 312 230 334
Hexa #ca #98 #dc
Binary 11001010 10011000 11011100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 8 30 0 13
Octal 10 36 0 15
Hexa #08 #1e #00 #0d
Binary 00001000 00011110 00000000 00001101

Analogous Colors of #ca98dc

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ca98dc — which has hue 284.1° — its analogous colors are located at 254.1° and 314.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca98dc.

Triadic Colors of #ca98dc

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ca98dc — which has hue 284.1° — its triadic colors are located at 44.1° and 284.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca98dc.

Complementary Color of #ca98dc

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ca98dc — which has hue 284.1° — its complementary color is located at 104.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca98dc.

Split Complementary Colors of #ca98dc

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ca98dc — which has hue 284.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 74.1° and 284.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca98dc.

Tetradic Colors of #ca98dc

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ca98dc — which has hue 284.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 194.1°, 284.1°, 14.1°, and 104.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca98dc.

Monochromatic Colors of #ca98dc

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ca98dc, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #a47eb1 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e9c3f6 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ca98dc

We want to make getting started with #ca98dc on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ca98dc into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ca98dc can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ca98dc with other HTML elements.

#ca98dc Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ca98dc.
<span style="color: #ca98dc;">The color of this text is #ca98dc.</span>

#ca98dc Background Color

The background color for this text is #ca98dc.
<div style="background-color: #ca98dc; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ca98dc.</div>

#ca98dc Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ca98dc.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ca98dc;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ca98dc.</span>

#ca98dc Border Color

This is a div with border color #ca98dc.
<div style="border: #ca98dc 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ca98dc.</div>

#ca98dc Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ca98dc on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ca98dc; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ca98dc on a white background.</div></div>

#ca98dc Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ca98dc on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ca98dc; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ca98dc on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ca98dc to White

This is a gradient from #ca98dc to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ca98dc,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ca98dc,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ca98dc,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ca98dc,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ca98dc to white.</div>

Gradient from #ca98dc to Black

This is a gradient from #ca98dc to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ca98dc,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ca98dc,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ca98dc,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ca98dc,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ca98dc to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ca98dc

In addition to using #ca98dc on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ca98dc in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ca98dc, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 202, Green = 152, Blue = 220). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ca98dc in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ca98dc
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(202, 152, 220)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ca98dc; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ca98dc; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ca98dc; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(202, 152, 220);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ca98dc")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:202, green:152, blue:220, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:202 green:152 blue:220 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(202f, 152f, 220f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(202, 152, 220);
 

#ca98dc Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ca98dc the same way. For those with color blindness, #ca98dc might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ca98dc looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ca98dc is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ca98dc looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ca98dc will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ca98dc is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.3:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text