#CAADE8#CAADE8
#CAADE8 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.483; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.088 H 306.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAADE8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 173, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 56%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 25%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.9%, 25.4%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.00, 21.55, -25.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.00, 33.51, 310.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.28% 0.0525 -0.0701) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.28% 0.088 306.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.8635, 48.2702, 82.8078) |
| Luminance | 0.4827 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 3.58
Pale Violet
#CEAEFA
ΔE00 3.69
Lavender (survey)
#C79FEF
ΔE00 5.00
Mauve
#E0B0FF
ΔE00 5.14
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 5.31
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAADE8 #CBE8AD
analogous
#ADAEE8 #CAADE8 #E8ADE8
triadic
#CAADE8 #E8CAAD #ADE8CA
tetradic
#CAADE8 #E8ADAE #CBE8AD #ADE8E8
square
#CAADE8 #E8ADAE #CBE8AD #ADE8E8
split-complementary
#CAADE8 #E8E8AD #AEE8AD
monochromatic
#8C4DCD #AB7DDB #CAADE8 #E9DDF5 #F0E7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.97
#CAADE8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.65
#CAADE8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAADE8
10.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAADE8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAADE8 | 1.00 | 1.97 | 10.65 | 10.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3B7EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B9E6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6B5C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caade8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 173, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.088 306.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac5ef',
500: '#caade8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caade8; $custom-light: #dac5ef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caade8",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 173,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.492,
"s": 56.19,
"l": 79.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79279,
"c": 0.08759,
"h": 306.9
},
"luminance": 0.4827
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAADE8
secondary
#E6F0DB
accent
#C42274
background
#FDFCFE
surface
#FBF8FD
border
#D4D1D5
text
#151316
muted
#838284