#caa1db

Color #caa1db

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 7.47 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#caa1db

RGB

rgb(202, 161, 219)

HSL

hsl(282.4, 44.6%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.4, 26.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 26.5%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(71.66, 25.46, -23.67)

LCH

lch(71.66, 34.76, 317.09)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0924, 315.83)

HWB

hwb(282.4, 63.1%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2dba1

Analogous

#ada1db

#caa1db

#dba1cf

Triadic

#caa1db

#dbcaa1

#a1dbca

Split-complementary

#caa1db

#cfdba1

#a1dbad

Tetradic

#caa1db

#dba1b2

#b2dba1

#a1dbca

Square

#caa1db

#dbada1

#b2dba1

#a1cfdb

Shades

Color #caa1db mixed toward black.

#b073c9

#9646b7

#703589

#4b235c

#25122e

Tints

Color #caa1db mixed toward white.

#d3b1e1

#dcc0e7

#e4d0ed

#ede0f3

#f6eff9

Tones

Color #caa1db mixed toward gray.

#c8a6d6

#c6abd1

#c4afcc

#c2b4c8

#c0b9c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bab9cf · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#bcbfcc · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#c8c5c2 · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #caa1db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#caa1db]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#caa1db (#caa1db) is rgb(202, 161, 219) in RGB.

No, #caa1db is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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