#cac6ce

Color #cac6ce

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#cac6ce

RGB

rgb(202, 198, 206)

HSL

hsl(270, 7.5%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 3.9%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.9%, 3.9%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(80.4, 2.85, -3.5)

LCH

lch(80.4, 4.51, 309.16)

OKLCH

oklch(83.2%, 0.0118, 308.13)

HWB

hwb(270, 77.6%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cacec6

Analogous

#c6c6ce

#cac6ce

#cec6ce

Triadic

#cac6ce

#cecac6

#c6ceca

Split-complementary

#cac6ce

#cecec6

#c6cec6

Tetradic

#cac6ce

#cec6ca

#cacec6

#c6ceca

Square

#cac6ce

#cec6c6

#cacec6

#c6cece

Shades

Color #cac6ce mixed toward black.

#a8a2af

#877e90

#655d6d

#433e48

#221f24

Tints

Color #cac6ce mixed toward white.

#d3cfd6

#dcd9de

#e4e2e6

#edecef

#f6f5f7

Tones

Color #cac6ce mixed toward gray.

#cac7cd

#cac8cc

#cac9cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8cc · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#c9c9cc · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#cacbca · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 4.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cac6ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cac6ce]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#cac6ce (#cac6ce) is rgb(202, 198, 206) in RGB.

No, #cac6ce 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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