#CAA4E3#CAA4E3
#CAA4E3 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.097 H 311.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA4E3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 164, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 53%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 28%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11%, 27.8%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.66, 25.44, -26.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.66, 36.75, 313.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.43% 0.0642 -0.0724) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.43% 0.097 311.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.4954, 44.6541, 78.5645) |
| Luminance | 0.4465 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 3.69
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 4.53
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 4.87
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 4.89
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.20
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA4E3 #BDE3A4
analogous
#ABA4E3 #CAA4E3 #E3A4DD
triadic
#CAA4E3 #E3CAA4 #A4E3CA
tetradic
#CAA4E3 #E3ABA4 #BDE3A4 #A4DDE3
square
#CAA4E3 #E3ABA4 #BDE3A4 #A4DDE3
split-complementary
#CAA4E3 #DDE3A4 #A4E3AB
monochromatic
#9346C6 #AF75D5 #CAA4E3 #E5D3F1 #F1E8F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#CAA4E3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.93
#CAA4E3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA4E3
9.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA4E3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA4E3 | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.93 | 9.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AB0E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2B3E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8ACBA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa4e3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 164, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.097 311.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dabfec',
500: '#caa4e3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa4e3; $custom-light: #dabfec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa4e3",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 164,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.19,
"s": 52.941,
"l": 76.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77429,
"c": 0.09677,
"h": 311.6
},
"luminance": 0.44654
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA4E3
secondary
#E4EFDC
accent
#C02563
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF7FD
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184