#CAACE3#CAACE3
#CAACE3 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.083 H 309.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAACE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 172, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 50%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 24%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11%, 24.2%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.58, 21.05, -23.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.58, 31.62, 311.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.9% 0.0525 -0.0642) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.9% 0.083 309.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.9723, 47.6081, 79.0568) |
| Luminance | 0.4761 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 4.53
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 4.79
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.55
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.65
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 5.77
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAACE3 #C5E3AC
analogous
#AEACE3 #CAACE3 #E3ACE1
triadic
#CAACE3 #E3CAAC #ACE3CA
tetradic
#CAACE3 #E3AEAC #C5E3AC #ACE1E3
square
#CAACE3 #E3AEAC #C5E3AC #ACE1E3
split-complementary
#CAACE3 #E1E3AC #ACE3AE
monochromatic
#9050C4 #AD7ED4 #CAACE3 #E7DAF2 #F0E8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#CAACE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.52
#CAACE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAACE3
10.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAACE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAACE3 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.52 | 10.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3B6E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B8E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7B3BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caace3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 172, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.083 309.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac4ec',
500: '#caace3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caace3; $custom-light: #dac4ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caace3",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 172,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.727,
"s": 49.55,
"l": 78.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78899,
"c": 0.08297,
"h": 309.3
},
"luminance": 0.47608
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAACE3
secondary
#E5EEDD
accent
#BD296C
background
#FDFCFE
surface
#FBF8FD
border
#D4D1D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184