#c4aae4

Color #c4aae4

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.62 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5.3

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#c4aae4

RGB

rgb(196, 170, 228)

HSL

hsl(266.9, 51.8%, 78%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.9, 25.4%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(14%, 25.4%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(73.6, 20.46, -25.67)

LCH

lch(73.6, 32.83, 308.56)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0856, 304.92)

HWB

hwb(266.9, 66.7%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cae4aa

Analogous

#aaade4

#c4aae4

#e1aae4

Triadic

#c4aae4

#e4c4aa

#aae4c4

Split-complementary

#c4aae4

#e4e1aa

#ade4aa

Tetradic

#c4aae4

#e4aaca

#cae4aa

#aae4c4

Square

#c4aae4

#e4aaad

#cae4aa

#aae4e1

Shades

Color #c4aae4 mixed toward black.

#a178d4

#7e45c4

#5e3097

#3f2065

#1f1032

Tints

Color #c4aae4 mixed toward white.

#ceb8e8

#d8c6ed

#e1d4f1

#ebe3f6

#f5f1fa

Tones

Color #c4aae4 mixed toward gray.

#c4afdf

#c5b4da

#c5b8d5

#c6bdd1

#c6c2cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9d8 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#bbbdd5 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#c3cecb · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 20.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c4aae4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4aae4]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#c4aae4 (#c4aae4) is rgb(196, 170, 228) in RGB.

No, #c4aae4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #c4aae4, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast