#CAC8E4#CAC8E4
#CAC8E4 is a very light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.595; OKLCH L 84.3% C 0.039 H 288.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAC8E4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 200, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 34%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(244, 12%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.4%, 12.3%, 0%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.55, 6.09, -13.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.55, 14.90, 294.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.32% 0.0125 -0.0367) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.32% 0.039 288.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.0121, 59.4662, 81.7529) |
| Luminance | 0.5947 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF
ΔE00 6.60
Lavender (CSS)
#E6E6FA
ΔE00 7.41
Light Periwinkle
#C1C6FC
ΔE00 7.64
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.28
Light Blue Grey
#B7C9E2
ΔE00 8.96
Pale Lilac
#E4CBFF
ΔE00 9.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAC8E4 #E2E4C8
analogous
#C8D4E4 #CAC8E4 #D8C8E4
triadic
#CAC8E4 #E4CAC8 #C8E4CA
tetradic
#CAC8E4 #E4C8D4 #E2E4C8 #C8E4D8
square
#CAC8E4 #E4C8D4 #E2E4C8 #C8E4D8
split-complementary
#CAC8E4 #E4D8C8 #D4E4C8
monochromatic
#7B76BC #A29FD0 #CAC8E4 #EBEAF5 #EBEAF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.63
#CAC8E4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.89
#CAC8E4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAC8E4
12.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAC8E4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAC8E4 | 1.00 | 1.63 | 12.89 | 12.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2CBE5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2CAE3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5CCD1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cac8e4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 200, 228); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.3% 0.039 288.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dad8ec',
500: '#cac8e4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cac8e4; $custom-light: #dad8ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cac8e4",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 200,
"b": 228
},
"hsl": {
"h": 244.286,
"s": 34.146,
"l": 83.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84317,
"c": 0.03875,
"h": 288.8
},
"luminance": 0.59467
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAC8E4
secondary
#BABD93
accent
#AD39A5
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFD
border
#D4D4D5
text
#141416
muted
#838384