#CAACEA#CAACEA
#CAACEA is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.480; OKLCH L 79.2% C 0.092 H 306.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAACEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 172, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 60%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 26%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.7%, 26.5%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.83, 22.52, -27.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.83, 35.17, 309.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.17% 0.0546 -0.0739) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.17% 0.092 306.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.9581, 48.0024, 84.2487) |
| Luminance | 0.4800 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 3.10
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 3.23
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 4.39
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 4.76
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.10
Lilac (survey)
#CEA2FD
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAACEA #CCEAAC
analogous
#ACADEA #CAACEA #E9ACEA
triadic
#CAACEA #EACAAC #ACEACA
tetradic
#CAACEA #EAACAD #CCEAAC #ACEAE9
square
#CAACEA #EAACAD #CCEAAC #ACEAE9
split-complementary
#CAACEA #EAE9AC #ADEAAC
monochromatic
#8C4AD1 #AB7BDE #CAACEA #E9DDF6 #EFE7F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#CAACEA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.60
#CAACEA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAACEA
10.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAACEA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAACEA | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.60 | 10.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1B7ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7B8E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6B4C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caacea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 172, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.2% 0.092 306.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac5f1',
500: '#caacea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caacea; $custom-light: #dac5f1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caacea",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 172,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.032,
"s": 59.615,
"l": 79.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79173,
"c": 0.09183,
"h": 306.4
},
"luminance": 0.48002
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAACEA
secondary
#E6F0DB
accent
#C71E75
background
#FDFCFE
surface
#FBF8FD
border
#D4D1D5
text
#151216
muted
#838184