#CAAED9#CAAED9
#CAAED9 is a light, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 78.9% C 0.067 H 313.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAED9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 174, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 36%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 20%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.9%, 19.8%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.72, 17.93, -17.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.72, 25.35, 315.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.9% 0.0465 -0.0484) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.9% 0.067 313.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.0155, 47.8390, 72.1258) |
| Luminance | 0.4784 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 4.29
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 6.66
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.03
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 7.07
Light Violet
#D6B4FC
ΔE00 7.14
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 7.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAED9 #BDD9AE
analogous
#B5AED9 #CAAED9 #D9AED3
triadic
#CAAED9 #D9CAAE #AED9CA
tetradic
#CAAED9 #D9B5AE #BDD9AE #AED3D9
square
#CAAED9 #D9B5AE #BDD9AE #AED3D9
split-complementary
#CAAED9 #D3D9AE #AED9B5
monochromatic
#935BB2 #AF84C5 #CAAED9 #E5D8ED #F1EAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#CAAED9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.57
#CAAED9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAED9
10.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAED9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAED9 | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.57 | 10.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8B6DB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEB9D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9B3BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caaed9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 174, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.9% 0.067 313.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac6e4',
500: '#caaed9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caaed9; $custom-light: #dac6e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caaed9",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 174,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.07,
"s": 36.134,
"l": 76.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.789,
"c": 0.06711,
"h": 313.8
},
"luminance": 0.47838
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAED9
secondary
#E4ECDF
accent
#AF3661
background
#FDFCFD
surface
#FAF8FB
border
#D3D1D4
text
#151315
muted
#838283