#CAC4E7#CAC4E7
#CAC4E7 is a very light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.578; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.049 H 293.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAC4E7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 196, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 42%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(250, 15%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.6%, 15.2%, 0%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.63, 8.85, -16.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.63, 18.79, 298.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.63% 0.0192 -0.0449) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.63% 0.049 293.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.5179, 57.8056, 83.6605) |
| Luminance | 0.5781 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 5.34
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 6.60
Pale Lilac
#E4CBFF
ΔE00 6.99
Light Lavender
#DFC5FE
ΔE00 7.18
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 7.29
Pale Lavender
#EECFFE
ΔE00 8.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAC4E7 #E1E7C4
analogous
#C4CFE7 #CAC4E7 #DBC4E7
triadic
#CAC4E7 #E7CAC4 #C4E7CA
tetradic
#CAC4E7 #E7C4CF #E1E7C4 #C4E7DB
square
#CAC4E7 #E7C4CF #E1E7C4 #C4E7DB
split-complementary
#CAC4E7 #E7DBC4 #CFE7C4
monochromatic
#7C6DC4 #A398D5 #CAC4E7 #EBE9F6 #EBE9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#CAC4E7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.56
#CAC4E7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAC4E7
12.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAC4E7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAC4E7 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.56 | 12.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDC9E9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDC8E6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5C9CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cac4e7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 196, 231); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.049 293.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dad5ee',
500: '#cac4e7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cac4e7; $custom-light: #dad5ee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cac4e7",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 196,
"b": 231
},
"hsl": {
"h": 250.286,
"s": 42.169,
"l": 83.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83633,
"c": 0.04881,
"h": 293.2
},
"luminance": 0.57806
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAC4E7
secondary
#B9C18E
accent
#B5309E
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FBFBFE
border
#D4D4D6
text
#141416
muted
#838385