What color is #CAC2DF?

#CAC2DF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC2DF?

The RGB value is 202, 194, 223: 202 red, 194 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC2DF?

The complementary color is #D7DFC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC2DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC2DF color

#CAC2DF rgb(202, 194, 223)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CAC2DF is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 76.1% green and 87.5% blue (202, 194, 223).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 31% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.29:1).

#CAC2DF color codes

HEX	`#CAC2DF`
RGB	`rgb(202, 194, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 76.1%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 31%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 13%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 13%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.88, 8.29, -13.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.88, 15.77, 301.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.966, 56.468, 77.696)`
Decimal	`13288159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC2DF, 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 #CAC2DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC2DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.29:1	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 #CAC2DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac2df; }
.text { color: #cac2df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac2df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 194 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac2df, #d8c2df); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CAC2DF?: #CAC2DF is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC2DF?: The RGB value is 202, 194, 223: 202 red, 194 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC2DF?: The complementary color is #D7DFC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC2DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.