#CAA3DD#CAA3DD
#CAA3DD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.091 H 314.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA3DD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 163, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(280, 46%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(280, 26%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.6%, 26.2%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.21, 24.76, -23.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.21, 34.44, 315.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.01% 0.064 -0.0651) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.01% 0.091 314.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.5034, 43.9721, 74.2196) |
| Luminance | 0.4397 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.50
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.91
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.35
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.40
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.80
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA3DD #B6DDA3
analogous
#ADA3DD #CAA3DD #DDA3D3
triadic
#CAA3DD #DDCAA3 #A3DDCA
tetradic
#CAA3DD #DDADA3 #B6DDA3 #A3D3DD
square
#CAA3DD #DDADA3 #B6DDA3 #A3D3DD
split-complementary
#CAA3DD #D3DDA3 #A3DDAD
monochromatic
#974ABC #B076CC #CAA3DD #E4D0EE #F2E9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#CAA3DD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.79
#CAA3DD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA3DD
9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA3DD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA3DD | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.79 | 9.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BAFDF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3B2DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9AAB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa3dd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 163, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.091 314.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabee7',
500: '#caa3dd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa3dd; $custom-light: #dabee7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa3dd",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 163,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280.345,
"s": 46.032,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7701,
"c": 0.09127,
"h": 314.5
},
"luminance": 0.43971
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA3DD
secondary
#E3EEDD
accent
#B92C5A
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF7FC
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184