#CAAFFE

A color in the Violet family

#caaffe is a color in the Violet family: RGB(202, 175, 254), HSL(261°, 98%, 84%), CMYK(20%, 31%, 0%, 0%). Closest named color: plum. Contrast is 1.9:1 on white and 11.07:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#caaffe
RGBrgb(202 175 254)
RGB (legacy)rgb(202, 175, 254)
RGB %rgb(79% 69% 100%)
HSLhsl(261 98% 84%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261, 31%, 100%)
HWBhwb(261 69% 0%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 31%, 0%, 0%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(76 21.72 -35.77)
LCHlch(76 41.85 301.27)
OKLaboklab(0.8055 0.0557 -0.0981)
OKLCHoklch(0.8055 0.1128 299.57)
Decimal13283326

Properties

Color ToneViolet
Closest named colorplum ΔE 5.6
Closest web-safe color#cc99ff
Hue261°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)98% / 31%
Lightness (HSL)84%
Brightness or Value (HSV)100%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)75% / 73%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.5037
Red / Green / Blue202 / 175 / 254

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)
11.07:1
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 / -66.5 · As background with white / black text: Lc -40.3 / 67.9

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).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #caaffe;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(80.55% 0.1128 299.57);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(202 175 254 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#caaffe] text-[#caaffe] border-[#caaffe]">