What color is #CAC2E8?

#CAC2E8 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Digital Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC2E8?

The RGB value is 202, 194, 232: 202 red, 194 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC2E8?

The complementary color is #E0E8C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC2E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC2E8 color

#CAC2E8 rgb(202, 194, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CAC2E8 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 76.1% green and 91% blue (202, 194, 232).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 45% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Digital Lavender (#CAC0E1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.39:1).

#CAC2E8 color codes

HEX	`#CAC2E8`
RGB	`rgb(202, 194, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 76.1%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 45%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 16%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 16%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.16, 10.13, -17.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.16, 20.5, 299.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.211, 56.966, 84.257)`
Decimal	`13288168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC2E8, 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 #CAC2E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC2E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.39:1	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 #CAC2E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac2e8; }
.text { color: #cac2e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac2e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 194 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac2e8, #ddc2e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CAC2E8?: #CAC2E8 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Digital Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC2E8?: The RGB value is 202, 194, 232: 202 red, 194 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC2E8?: The complementary color is #E0E8C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC2E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.