#CAAFFC

A color in the Violet family

#caaffc is a color in the Violet family: RGB(202, 175, 252), HSL(261°, 93%, 84%), CMYK(20%, 31%, 0%, 1%). Closest named color: plum. Contrast is 1.9:1 on white and 11.05:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#caaffc
RGBrgb(202 175 252)
RGB (legacy)rgb(202, 175, 252)
RGB %rgb(79% 69% 99%)
HSLhsl(261 93% 84%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261, 31%, 99%)
HWBhwb(261 69% 1%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 31%, 0%, 1%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(75.93 21.38 -34.8)
LCHlch(75.93 40.85 301.57)
OKLaboklab(0.8047 0.0552 -0.0954)
OKLCHoklch(0.8047 0.1102 300.04)
Decimal13283324

Properties

Color ToneViolet
Closest named colorplum ΔE 5.4
Closest web-safe color#cc99ff
Hue261°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)93% / 31%
Lightness (HSL)84%
Brightness or Value (HSV)99%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)75% / 73%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.5024
Red / Green / Blue202 / 175 / 252

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.90:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
11.05:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 36.1 / -66.3 · As background with white / black text: Lc -40.4 / 67.7

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #caaffc;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(80.47% 0.1102 300.04);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(202 175 252 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#caaffc] text-[#caaffc] border-[#caaffc]">