#caa9dc

Color #caa9dc

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.29 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#caa9dc

RGB

rgb(202, 169, 220)

HSL

hsl(278.8, 42.1%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.8, 23.2%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 23.2%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(73.61, 21.27, -21.25)

LCH

lch(73.61, 30.07, 315.03)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0796, 313.52)

HWB

hwb(278.8, 66.3%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbdca9

Analogous

#b1a9dc

#caa9dc

#dca9d5

Triadic

#caa9dc

#dccaa9

#a9dcca

Split-complementary

#caa9dc

#d5dca9

#a9dcb1

Tetradic

#caa9dc

#dca9bb

#bbdca9

#a9dcca

Square

#caa9dc

#dcb1a9

#bbdca9

#a9d5dc

Shades

Color #caa9dc mixed toward black.

#ae7bc9

#914db6

#6d388a

#49265c

#24132e

Tints

Color #caa9dc mixed toward white.

#d3b7e2

#dcc6e8

#e5d4ee

#ede2f3

#f6f1f9

Tones

Color #caa9dc mixed toward gray.

#c9add8

#c8b2d4

#c6b6cf

#c5bacb

#c4bec7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

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

#bdbcd1 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#bec1ce · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#c9c8c6 · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #caa9dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#caa9dc]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#caa9dc (#caa9dc) is rgb(202, 169, 220) in RGB.

No, #caa9dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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