What color is #CAC0DA?

#CAC0DA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Bliss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC0DA?

The RGB value is 202, 192, 218: 202 red, 192 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC0DA?

The complementary color is #D0DAC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC0DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC0DA color

#CAC0DA rgb(202, 192, 218)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CAC0DA is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 75.3% green and 85.5% blue (202, 192, 218).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 26% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Lavender Bliss (#CEC3DD), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.06:1).

#CAC0DA color codes

HEX	`#CAC0DA`
RGB	`rgb(202, 192, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 75.3%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 26%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 12%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 12%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.22, 8.37, -11.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.22, 14.39, 305.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.859, 55.318, 74.051)`
Decimal	`13287642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC0DA, 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 #CAC0DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC0DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	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 #CAC0DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac0da; }
.text { color: #cac0da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac0da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 192 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac0da, #d7c0da); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CAC0DA?: #CAC0DA is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Lavender Bliss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC0DA?: The RGB value is 202, 192, 218: 202 red, 192 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC0DA?: The complementary color is #D0DAC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC0DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.