#CAC3CE#CAC3CE
#CAC3CE is a very light, near-neutral violet. Relative luminance 0.560; OKLCH L 82.6% C 0.017 H 313.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAC3CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 195, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(278, 10%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(278, 5%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.9%, 5.3%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.64, 4.45, -4.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.64, 6.42, 313.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.61% 0.0117 -0.0123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.61% 0.017 313.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.0110, 56.0432, 66.2999) |
| Luminance | 0.5604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 6.63
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 7.00
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 7.63
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.30
Gainsboro
#DCDCDC
ΔE00 8.74
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 8.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAC3CE #C7CEC3
analogous
#C4C3CE #CAC3CE #CEC3CC
triadic
#CAC3CE #CECAC3 #C3CECA
tetradic
#CAC3CE #CEC4C3 #C7CEC3 #C3CCCE
square
#CAC3CE #CEC4C3 #C7CEC3 #C3CCCE
split-complementary
#CAC3CE #CCCEC3 #C3CEC4
monochromatic
#8E8097 #ACA1B2 #CAC3CE #E8E5EA #F0EEF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#CAC3CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.21
#CAC3CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAC3CE
12.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAC3CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAC3CE | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.21 | 12.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2C5CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3C6CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CAC4C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cac3ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 195, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.6% 0.017 313.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dad5dd',
500: '#cac3ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cac3ce; $custom-light: #dad5dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cac3ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 195,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.182,
"s": 10.092,
"l": 78.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82613,
"c": 0.01695,
"h": 313.6
},
"luminance": 0.56043
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAC3CE
secondary
#99A294
accent
#94516A
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFC
border
#D4D4D5
text
#141415
muted
#838384