#caa9bd

Color #caa9bd

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.51 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#caa9bd

RGB

rgb(202, 169, 189)

HSL

hsl(323.6, 23.7%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(323.6, 16.3%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.3%, 6.4%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(72.63, 15.38, -5.72)

LCH

lch(72.63, 16.41, 339.6)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0469, 341.33)

HWB

hwb(323.6, 66.3%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9cab6

Analogous

#c6a9ca

#caa9bd

#caa9ac

Triadic

#caa9bd

#bdcaa9

#a9bdca

Split-complementary

#caa9bd

#accaa9

#a9cac6

Tetradic

#caa9bd

#cab6a9

#a9cab6

#a9bdca

Square

#caa9bd

#cac6a9

#a9cab6

#a9acca

Shades

Color #caa9bd mixed toward black.

#b283a0

#995e82

#734761

#4c2f41

#261820

Tints

Color #caa9bd mixed toward white.

#d3b7c8

#dcc6d3

#e4d4de

#ede2e9

#f6f1f4

Tones

Color #caa9bd mixed toward gray.

#c7acbc

#c4aebc

#c2b1bb

#bfb4bb

#bcb7ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbcb8 · ΔE 17.6

Deuteranopia

#bec1b7 · ΔE 23.1

Tritanopia

#c9b5b4 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 15.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #caa9bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#caa9bd]

Related colors

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Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#caa9bd (#caa9bd) is rgb(202, 169, 189) in RGB.

No, #caa9bd 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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