#CAC2E0#CAC2E0
#CAC2E0 is a very light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.565; OKLCH L 83.0% C 0.042 H 297.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAC2E0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 194, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 33%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 13%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.8%, 13.4%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.91, 8.49, -13.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.91, 16.29, 301.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83% 0.0197 -0.0375) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83% 0.042 297.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.1008, 56.5218, 78.4081) |
| Luminance | 0.5652 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 6.03
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 7.11
Pale Lilac
#E4CBFF
ΔE00 7.87
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 8.23
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 8.30
Pale Lavender
#EECFFE
ΔE00 8.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAC2E0 #D8E0C2
analogous
#C2C9E0 #CAC2E0 #D9C2E0
triadic
#CAC2E0 #E0CAC2 #C2E0CA
tetradic
#CAC2E0 #E0C2C9 #D8E0C2 #C2E0D9
square
#CAC2E0 #E0C2C9 #D8E0C2 #C2E0D9
split-complementary
#CAC2E0 #E0D9C2 #C9E0C2
monochromatic
#8371B7 #A799CB #CAC2E0 #EDEBF5 #EDEBF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.71
#CAC2E0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.30
#CAC2E0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAC2E0
12.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAC2E0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAC2E0 | 1.00 | 1.71 | 12.30 | 12.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC6E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDC6DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6C6CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cac2e0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 194, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.0% 0.042 297.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dad4e9',
500: '#cac2e0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cac2e0; $custom-light: #dad4e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cac2e0",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 194,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256,
"s": 32.609,
"l": 81.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82999,
"c": 0.04233,
"h": 297.7
},
"luminance": 0.56522
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAC2E0
secondary
#ADB88E
accent
#AB3A8D
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFC
border
#D4D4D5
text
#141416
muted
#838384