#CAA8DA#CAA8DA
#CAA8DA is a light, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.456; OKLCH L 77.8% C 0.079 H 314.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA8DA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 168, 218) |
| HSL | hsl(281, 40%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(281, 23%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.3%, 22.9%, 0%, 14.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.30, 21.42, -20.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.30, 29.73, 316.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.81% 0.0557 -0.0559) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.81% 0.079 314.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.0127, 45.6245, 72.4351) |
| Luminance | 0.4562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.12
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 5.32
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 6.22
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 6.37
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 6.66
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA8DA #B8DAA8
analogous
#B1A8DA #CAA8DA #DAA8D1
triadic
#CAA8DA #DACAA8 #A8DACA
tetradic
#CAA8DA #DAB1A8 #B8DAA8 #A8D1DA
square
#CAA8DA #DAB1A8 #B8DAA8 #A8D1DA
split-complementary
#CAA8DA #D1DAA8 #A8DAB1
monochromatic
#9652B5 #B07DC8 #CAA8DA #E4D3EC #F2EAF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#CAA8DA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.12
#CAA8DA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA8DA
10.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA8DA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA8DA | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.12 | 10.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1B2DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B5D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9AEB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa8da; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 168, 218); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.8% 0.079 314.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac2e5',
500: '#caa8da',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa8da; $custom-light: #dac2e5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa8da",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 168,
"b": 218
},
"hsl": {
"h": 280.8,
"s": 40.323,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77814,
"c": 0.07889,
"h": 314.9
},
"luminance": 0.45624
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA8DA
secondary
#E3EDDE
accent
#B3325B
background
#FDFBFE
surface
#FAF7FC
border
#D3D0D5
text
#151215
muted
#838184