What color is #CAC4E1?

#CAC4E1 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 #CAC4E1?

The RGB value is 202, 196, 225: 202 red, 196 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC4E1?

The complementary color is #DBE1C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC4E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC4E1 color

#CAC4E1 rgb(202, 196, 225)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CAC4E1 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 76.9% green and 88.2% blue (202, 196, 225).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 33% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.49:1).

#CAC4E1 color codes

HEX	`#CAC4E1`
RGB	`rgb(202, 196, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 76.9%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 33%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 13%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.44, 7.62, -13.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.44, 15.62, 299.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.685, 57.472, 79.274)`
Decimal	`13288673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC4E1, 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 #CAC4E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC4E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.49:1	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 #CAC4E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac4e1; }
.text { color: #cac4e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac4e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 196 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac4e1, #d9c4e1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CAC4E1?: #CAC4E1 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 #CAC4E1?: The RGB value is 202, 196, 225: 202 red, 196 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC4E1?: The complementary color is #DBE1C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC4E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.49:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.