What color is #CAA6DA?

#CAA6DA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAA6DA?

The RGB value is 202, 166, 218: 202 red, 166 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAA6DA?

The complementary color is #B6DAA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAA6DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAA6DA color

#CAA6DA rgb(202, 166, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CAA6DA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 65.1% green and 85.5% blue (202, 166, 218).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 41% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

#CAA6DA color codes

HEX	`#CAA6DA`
RGB	`rgb(202, 166, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 65.1%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 41%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 24%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 24%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.82, 22.51, -21.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.82, 31.03, 316.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.646, 44.892, 72.313)`
Decimal	`13280986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAA6DA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CAA6DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAA6DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CAA6DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caa6da; }
.text { color: #caa6da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caa6da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 166 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caa6da, #daa6d0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CAA6DA?: #CAA6DA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAA6DA?: The RGB value is 202, 166, 218: 202 red, 166 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAA6DA?: The complementary color is #B6DAA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAA6DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.