#CAC4E2#CAC4E2
#CAC4E2 is a very light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.575; OKLCH L 83.5% C 0.042 H 294.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAC4E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 196, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 34%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 13%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.6%, 13.3%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.48, 7.82, -14.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.48, 16.15, 298.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.46% 0.0175 -0.0381) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.46% 0.042 294.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.8218, 57.5272, 79.9944) |
| Luminance | 0.5753 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 6.67
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 6.76
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.85
Pale Lilac
#E4CBFF
ΔE00 8.07
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 8.43
Lavender (CSS)
#E6E6FA
ΔE00 8.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAC4E2 #DCE2C4
analogous
#C4CDE2 #CAC4E2 #D9C4E2
triadic
#CAC4E2 #E2CAC4 #C4E2CA
tetradic
#CAC4E2 #E2C4CD #DCE2C4 #C4E2D9
square
#CAC4E2 #E2C4CD #DCE2C4 #C4E2D9
split-complementary
#CAC4E2 #E2D9C4 #CDE2C4
monochromatic
#8072BA #A59BCE #CAC4E2 #EDEAF5 #EDEAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#CAC4E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.51
#CAC4E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAC4E2
12.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAC4E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAC4E2 | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.51 | 12.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEC8E3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFC7E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6C8CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cac4e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 196, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.5% 0.042 294.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dad5eb',
500: '#cac4e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cac4e2; $custom-light: #dad5eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cac4e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 196,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252,
"s": 34.091,
"l": 82.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8346,
"c": 0.04195,
"h": 294.6
},
"luminance": 0.57527
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAC4E2
secondary
#B2BB90
accent
#AD3996
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFD
border
#D4D4D5
text
#141416
muted
#838384