#ccaae2

Color #ccaae2

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 10.11 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ccaae2

RGB

rgb(204, 170, 226)

HSL

hsl(276.4, 49.1%, 77.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.4, 24.8%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 24.8%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(74.24, 22.58, -23.55)

LCH

lch(74.24, 32.63, 313.8)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.086, 311.84)

HWB

hwb(276.4, 66.7%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0e2aa

Analogous

#b0aae2

#ccaae2

#e2aadc

Triadic

#ccaae2

#e2ccaa

#aae2cc

Split-complementary

#ccaae2

#dce2aa

#aae2b0

Tetradic

#ccaae2

#e2aac0

#c0e2aa

#aae2cc

Square

#ccaae2

#e2b0aa

#c0e2aa

#aadce2

Shades

Color #ccaae2 mixed toward black.

#ae79d1

#9147c0

#6d3294

#492262

#241131

Tints

Color #ccaae2 mixed toward white.

#d4b8e7

#ddc6ec

#e5d4f0

#eee3f5

#f6f1fa

Tones

Color #ccaae2 mixed toward gray.

#cbafdd

#cab3d9

#c9b8d4

#c8bdcf

#c7c1cb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebed6 · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#c0c3d3 · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#caccca · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ccaae2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ccaae2]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ccaae2 (#ccaae2) is rgb(204, 170, 226) in RGB.

No, #ccaae2 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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