#CAA8CD#CAA8CD
#CAA8CD is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.064 H 323.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA8CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 168, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 27%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 18%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.5%, 18%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.87, 18.88, -14.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.87, 23.59, 323.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.34% 0.0515 -0.038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.34% 0.064 323.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.3778, 44.9705, 63.8248) |
| Luminance | 0.4497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 1.70
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.66
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 6.71
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 8.91
Light Lavendar
#EFC0FE
ΔE00 9.49
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 9.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA8CD #ABCDA8
analogous
#B7A8CD #CAA8CD #CDA8BD
triadic
#CAA8CD #CDCAA8 #A8CDCA
tetradic
#CAA8CD #CDB7A8 #ABCDA8 #A8BDCD
square
#CAA8CD #CDB7A8 #ABCDA8 #A8BDCD
split-complementary
#CAA8CD #BDCDA8 #A8CDB7
monochromatic
#9A5B9F #B281B7 #CAA8CD #E2CFE3 #F3ECF4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#CAA8CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.99
#CAA8CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA8CD
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA8CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA8CD | 1.00 | 2.10 | 9.99 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5B0CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACB4CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CCABB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa8cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 168, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.064 323.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac2dc',
500: '#caa8cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa8cd; $custom-light: #dac2dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa8cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 168,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 295.135,
"s": 27.007,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77342,
"c": 0.06397,
"h": 323.6
},
"luminance": 0.4497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA8CD
secondary
#E1EAE1
accent
#A64048
background
#FDFBFD
surface
#FAF7FB
border
#D3D0D4
text
#151215
muted
#838183