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#CAA3E1 Color

#CAA3E1 is rgb(202, 163, 225) in RGB, hsl(278, 51%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 28%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAA3E1
HEX#CAA3E1
RGBrgb(202, 163, 225)
HSLhsl(278, 51%, 76%)
HSVhsv(278, 28%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 28%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.096 312.7)
LABlab(72.20% 23.20 -25.90)
LCHlch(72.20% 34.77 311.84)

What #CAA3E1 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 #CAA3E1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 1.64Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 2.38Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 7.83Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 8.31Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 8.58Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 9.39

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

#CAA3E1 Channel Values

How #CAA3E1 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 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 278° · S 51% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 278° · S 28% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAA3E1 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 text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAA3E1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAA3E1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAA3E1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAA3E1
Complementary
#B9E1A3
Analogous
#ABA3E1
Analogous
#E1A3D9
Triadic
#E1CAA3
Triadic
#A3E1CA
Split comp.
#D9E1A3
Split comp.
#A3E1AB

Tints & Shades of #CAA3E1

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

#D1AEE5
#D7BAE9
#DEC5EC
#E7D5F1
#EDE0F5
#F4ECF9

Shades

#B47CD5
#9C52C7
#8238AD
#652C87
#481F60
#291136

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAA3E1.

How #CAA3E1 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#CAA3E1
Protanopia#AAAAE1
Protanomaly#B8A8E1
Deuteranopia#B1B1E0
Deuteranomaly#BCACE1
Tritanopia#C2ACAC
Tritanomaly#C5A9C4
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAA3E1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-caa3e1: #CAA3E1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAA3E1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-caa3e1': '#CAA3E1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.639, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_caa3e1">#CAA3E1</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAA3E1"

More Purple Colors

#CAA3E1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAA3E1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAA3E1?

#CAA3E1 is a light purple — rgb(202, 163, 225) in RGB and hsl(278, 51%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.64.

What is the RGB value of #CAA3E1?

#CAA3E1 is rgb(202, 163, 225) — red 202, green 163, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAA3E1?

#CAA3E1 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 28%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAA3E1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAA3E1 scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAA3E1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAA3E1 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 8.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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