What color is #CAADCE?

#CAADCE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAADCE?

The RGB value is 202, 173, 206: 202 red, 173 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAADCE?

The complementary color is #B1CEAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAADCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAADCE color

#CAADCE rgb(202, 173, 206)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 67.8% green and 80.8% blue (202, 173, 206).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 25% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#CAADCE color codes

HEX	`#CAADCE`
RGB	`rgb(202, 173, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 67.8%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 25%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 16%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.13, 16.33, -12.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.13, 20.76, 321.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.44, 46.901, 64.776)`
Decimal	`13282766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAADCE, 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 #CAADCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAADCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	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 #CAADCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caadce; }
.text { color: #caadce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caadce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 173 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caadce, #ceadc2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CAADCE?: #CAADCE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAADCE?: The RGB value is 202, 173, 206: 202 red, 173 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAADCE?: The complementary color is #B1CEAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAADCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.