What color is #CAC3E3?

#CAC3E3 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC3E3?

The RGB value is 202, 195, 227: 202 red, 195 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC3E3?

The complementary color is #DCE3C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC3E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC3E3 color

#CAC3E3 rgb(202, 195, 227)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CAC3E3 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 76.5% green and 89% blue (202, 195, 227).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 36% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.43:1).

#CAC3E3 color codes

HEX	`#CAC3E3`
RGB	`rgb(202, 195, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 76.5%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 36%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 14%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 14%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.25, 8.56, -15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.25, 17.27, 299.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.735, 57.133, 80.644)`
Decimal	`13288419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC3E3, 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 #CAC3E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC3E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.43:1	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 #CAC3E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac3e3; }
.text { color: #cac3e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac3e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 195 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac3e3, #dac3e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CAC3E3?: #CAC3E3 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC3E3?: The RGB value is 202, 195, 227: 202 red, 195 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC3E3?: The complementary color is #DCE3C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC3E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.