#CAA3E2#CAA3E2
#CAA3E2 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.097 H 312.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA3E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 163, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 52%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 28%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.6%, 27.9%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.39, 25.78, -26.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.39, 36.89, 314.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.21% 0.0654 -0.072) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.21% 0.097 312.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.1795, 44.2426, 77.7803) |
| Luminance | 0.4424 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.73
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 4.79
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.93
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.99
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 5.15
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA3E2 #BBE2A3
analogous
#ABA3E2 #CAA3E2 #E2A3DB
triadic
#CAA3E2 #E2CAA3 #A3E2CA
tetradic
#CAA3E2 #E2ABA3 #BBE2A3 #A3DBE2
square
#CAA3E2 #E2ABA3 #BBE2A3 #A3DBE2
split-complementary
#CAA3E2 #DBE2A3 #A3E2AB
monochromatic
#9446C5 #AF74D3 #CAA3E2 #E5D2F1 #F2E8F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#CAA3E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.85
#CAA3E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA3E2
9.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA3E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA3E2 | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.85 | 9.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99AFE5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1B2E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8ABB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa3e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 163, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.097 312.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabeeb',
500: '#caa3e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa3e2; $custom-light: #dabeeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa3e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 163,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.143,
"s": 52.066,
"l": 76.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77208,
"c": 0.09728,
"h": 312.2
},
"luminance": 0.44242
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA3E2
secondary
#E3EFDC
accent
#BF2660
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF7FD
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184