#CAACE4#CAACE4
#CAACE4 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.084 H 308.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAACE4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 172, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 51%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 25%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.4%, 24.6%, 0%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.61, 21.26, -24.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.61, 32.12, 311.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.94% 0.0528 -0.0656) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.94% 0.084 308.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.1107, 47.6634, 79.7858) |
| Luminance | 0.4766 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 4.32
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 4.54
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.45
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.45
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 5.60
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAACE4 #C6E4AC
analogous
#AEACE4 #CAACE4 #E4ACE2
triadic
#CAACE4 #E4CAAC #ACE4CA
tetradic
#CAACE4 #E4AEAC #C6E4AC #ACE2E4
square
#CAACE4 #E4AEAC #C6E4AC #ACE2E4
split-complementary
#CAACE4 #E2E4AC #ACE4AE
monochromatic
#8F50C6 #AD7ED5 #CAACE4 #E7DAF3 #F0E8F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#CAACE4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#CAACE4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAACE4
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAACE4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAACE4 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.53 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3B6E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9B8E2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7B3BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caace4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 172, 228); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.084 308.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac5ec',
500: '#caace4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caace4; $custom-light: #dac5ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caace4",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 172,
"b": 228
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.143,
"s": 50.909,
"l": 78.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78938,
"c": 0.08422,
"h": 308.8
},
"luminance": 0.47663
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAACE4
secondary
#E5EFDC
accent
#BE276D
background
#FDFCFE
surface
#FBF8FD
border
#D4D1D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184