#CAA5DE#CAA5DE
#CAA5DE is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.089 H 313.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA5DE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 165, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 46%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 26%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9%, 25.7%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.72, 23.87, -23.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.72, 33.63, 315.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.41% 0.0613 -0.0645) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.41% 0.089 313.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.9949, 44.7414, 75.0426) |
| Luminance | 0.4474 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 4.84
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.05
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.35
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.36
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 5.56
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA5DE #B9DEA5
analogous
#ADA5DE #CAA5DE #DEA5D5
triadic
#CAA5DE #DECAA5 #A5DECA
tetradic
#CAA5DE #DEADA5 #B9DEA5 #A5D5DE
square
#CAA5DE #DEADA5 #B9DEA5 #A5D5DE
split-complementary
#CAA5DE #D5DEA5 #A5DEAD
monochromatic
#954BBD #B078CE #CAA5DE #E4D2EE #F2E9F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#CAA5DE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#CAA5DE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA5DE
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA5DE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA5DE | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.95 | 9.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DB0E0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5B3DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9ACB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa5de; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 165, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.089 313.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac0e8',
500: '#caa5de',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa5de; $custom-light: #dac0e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa5de",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 165,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.947,
"s": 46.341,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77414,
"c": 0.08896,
"h": 313.5
},
"luminance": 0.44741
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA5DE
secondary
#E3EEDD
accent
#BA2C5E
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FBF7FC
border
#D4D0D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184