#cac2ce

Color #cac2ce

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.25 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#cac2ce

RGB

rgb(202, 194, 206)

HSL

hsl(280, 10.9%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 5.8%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.9%, 5.8%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(79.38, 4.98, -5)

LCH

lch(79.38, 7.06, 314.89)

OKLCH

oklch(82.4%, 0.0187, 314.78)

HWB

hwb(280, 76.1%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6cec2

Analogous

#c4c2ce

#cac2ce

#cec2cc

Triadic

#cac2ce

#cecac2

#c2ceca

Split-complementary

#cac2ce

#cccec2

#c2cec4

Tetradic

#cac2ce

#cec2c6

#c6cec2

#c2ceca

Square

#cac2ce

#cec4c2

#c6cec2

#c2ccce

Shades

Color #cac2ce mixed toward black.

#aa9db0

#8a7893

#68596f

#453b4a

#231e25

Tints

Color #cac2ce mixed toward white.

#d3ccd6

#dcd6de

#e4e0e6

#edebef

#f6f5f7

Tones

Color #cac2ce mixed toward gray.

#cac3cd

#c9c4cc

#c9c5cb

#c9c6ca

#c8c7c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c7c7cb · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#c7c8ca · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#cac9c8 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cac2ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cac2ce]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#cac2ce (#cac2ce) is rgb(202, 194, 206) in RGB.

No, #cac2ce 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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