#CAA5DB#CAA5DB
#CAA5DB is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.085 H 315.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA5DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 165, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 43%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 25%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 24.7%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.62, 23.26, -22.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.62, 32.16, 316.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.3% 0.0604 -0.0603) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.3% 0.085 315) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.5964, 44.5820, 72.9439) |
| Luminance | 0.4458 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.60
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.70
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.76
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.78
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 6.17
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA5DB #B6DBA5
analogous
#AFA5DB #CAA5DB #DBA5D1
triadic
#CAA5DB #DBCAA5 #A5DBCA
tetradic
#CAA5DB #DBAFA5 #B6DBA5 #A5D1DB
square
#CAA5DB #DBAFA5 #B6DBA5 #A5D1DB
split-complementary
#CAA5DB #D1DBA5 #A5DBAF
monochromatic
#974EB8 #B079CA #CAA5DB #E4D1EC #F2E9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#CAA5DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.92
#CAA5DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA5DB
9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA5DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA5DB | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.92 | 9.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EB0DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6B3D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9ABB8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa5db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 165, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.085 315.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac0e6',
500: '#caa5db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa5db; $custom-light: #dac0e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa5db",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 165,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 281.111,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77298,
"c": 0.08537,
"h": 315
},
"luminance": 0.44581
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA5DB
secondary
#E3EDDE
accent
#B6305A
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF7FC
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184