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#CAA3DC Color

#CAA3DC is rgb(202, 163, 220) in RGB, hsl(281, 45%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 26%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAA3DC
HEX#CAA3DC
RGBrgb(202, 163, 220)
HSLhsl(281, 45%, 75%)
HSVhsv(281, 26%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 26%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.09 315)
LABlab(72.05% 22.43 -23.41)
LCHlch(72.05% 32.42 313.77)

What #CAA3DC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CAA3DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 1.02Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 1.92Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 6.54Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 7.34Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.35Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 8.47

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#CAA3DC Channel Values

How #CAA3DC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 202 · G 163 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 45% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 26% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.15:1 vs white · 9.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAA3DC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAA3DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAA3DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAA3DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAA3DC
Complementary
#B5DCA3
Analogous
#ADA3DC
Analogous
#DCA3D1
Triadic
#DCCAA3
Triadic
#A3DCCA
Split comp.
#D1DCA3
Split comp.
#A3DCAD

Tints & Shades of #CAA3DC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D0AEE0
#D9BCE6
#DFC8EA
#E5D3EE
#ECDEF2
#F4EDF8

Shades

#B47ECE
#9F59C0
#863FA6
#65307E
#472259
#2A1434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAA3DC.

How #CAA3DC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CAA3DC
Protanopia#AAAADC
Protanomaly#B8A8DC
Deuteranopia#B1B1DB
Deuteranomaly#BCACDB
Tritanopia#C3ACAC
Tritanomaly#C6A8C1
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAA3DC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-caa3dc: #CAA3DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAA3DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-caa3dc': '#CAA3DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.639, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_caa3dc">#CAA3DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAA3DC"

More Purple Colors

#CAA3DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAA3DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAA3DC?

#CAA3DC is a light purple — rgb(202, 163, 220) in RGB and hsl(281, 45%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.02.

What is the RGB value of #CAA3DC?

#CAA3DC is rgb(202, 163, 220) — red 202, green 163, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAA3DC?

#CAA3DC converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 26%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAA3DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAA3DC scores 2.15:1 against white and 9.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAA3DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAA3DC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 8.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.