What color is #CAC0DF?

#CAC0DF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Digital Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC0DF?

The RGB value is 202, 192, 223: 202 red, 192 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC0DF?

The complementary color is #D5DFC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC0DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC0DF color

#CAC0DF rgb(202, 192, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CAC0DF is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 75.3% green and 87.5% blue (202, 192, 223).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 33% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Digital Lavender (#CAC0E1), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#CAC0DF color codes

HEX	`#CAC0DF`
RGB	`rgb(202, 192, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 75.3%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 33%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.38, 9.36, -14.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.38, 16.98, 303.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.524, 55.583, 77.549)`
Decimal	`13287647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC0DF, 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 #CAC0DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC0DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	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 #CAC0DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac0df; }
.text { color: #cac0df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac0df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 192 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac0df, #d9c0df); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CAC0DF?: #CAC0DF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Digital Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC0DF?: The RGB value is 202, 192, 223: 202 red, 192 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC0DF?: The complementary color is #D5DFC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC0DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.