#caa2ec

Color #caa2ec

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 10.51 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#caa2ec

RGB

rgb(202, 162, 236)

HSL

hsl(272.4, 66.1%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.4, 31.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.4%, 31.4%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(72.53, 28.43, -31.63)

LCH

lch(72.53, 42.53, 311.95)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.1113, 308.65)

HWB

hwb(272.4, 63.5%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4eca2

Analogous

#a5a2ec

#caa2ec

#eca2e9

Triadic

#caa2ec

#eccaa2

#a2ecca

Split-complementary

#caa2ec

#e9eca2

#a2eca5

Tetradic

#caa2ec

#eca2c4

#c4eca2

#a2ecca

Square

#caa2ec

#eca5a2

#c4eca2

#a2e9ec

Shades

Color #caa2ec mixed toward black.

#aa6be1

#8b34d6

#6922a5

#46166e

#230b37

Tints

Color #caa2ec mixed toward white.

#d3b1ef

#dcc1f2

#e4d0f5

#ede0f9

#f6effc

Tones

Color #caa2ec mixed toward gray.

#c9a8e6

#c9aee0

#c8b4d9

#c8bbd3

#c7c1cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babadd · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#bcbfd9 · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#c8d0cd · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 23

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Code

CSS

background-color: #caa2ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#caa2ec]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#caa2ec (#caa2ec) is rgb(202, 162, 236) in RGB.

No, #caa2ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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