What color is #CAC4D8?

#CAC4D8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC4D8?

The RGB value is 202, 196, 216: 202 red, 196 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC4D8?

The complementary color is #D2D8C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC4D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC4D8 color

#CAC4D8 rgb(202, 196, 216)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAC4D8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 76.9% green and 84.7% blue (202, 196, 216).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 20% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#CAC4D8 color codes

HEX	`#CAC4D8`
RGB	`rgb(202, 196, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 76.9%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 20%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 9%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 9%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.18, 5.83, -9.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.18, 10.9, 302.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.489, 56.994, 72.977)`
Decimal	`13288664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC4D8, 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 #CAC4D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC4D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #CAC4D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac4d8; }
.text { color: #cac4d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac4d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 196 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac4d8, #d4c4d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CAC4D8?: #CAC4D8 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC4D8?: The RGB value is 202, 196, 216: 202 red, 196 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC4D8?: The complementary color is #D2D8C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC4D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.