#caa8ea

Color #caa8ea

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 10.17 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#caa8ea

RGB

rgb(202, 168, 234)

HSL

hsl(270.9, 61.1%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270.9, 28.2%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.7%, 28.2%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(73.87, 24.71, -28.48)

LCH

lch(73.87, 37.71, 310.95)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0986, 307.71)

HWB

hwb(270.9, 65.9%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8eaa8

Analogous

#a9a8ea

#caa8ea

#eaa8e9

Triadic

#caa8ea

#eacaa8

#a8eaca

Split-complementary

#caa8ea

#e9eaa8

#a8eaa9

Tetradic

#caa8ea

#eaa8c8

#c8eaa8

#a8eaca

Square

#caa8ea

#eaa9a8

#c8eaa8

#a8e9ea

Shades

Color #caa8ea mixed toward black.

#a972dd

#883cd0

#6627a2

#441a6c

#220d36

Tints

Color #caa8ea mixed toward white.

#d3b6ed

#dcc5f1

#e4d3f4

#ede2f8

#f6f0fb

Tones

Color #caa8ea mixed toward gray.

#caade4

#cab3df

#c9b8d9

#c9bed4

#c9c3ce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcdc · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#bec1d9 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#c8d1ce · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 22

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #caa8ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#caa8ea]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#caa8ea (#caa8ea) is rgb(202, 168, 234) in RGB.

No, #caa8ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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