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#CAA4DB Color

#CAA4DB is rgb(202, 164, 219) in RGB, hsl(281, 43%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 25%, 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 1.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAA4DB
HEX#CAA4DB
RGBrgb(202, 164, 219)
HSLhsl(281, 43%, 75%)
HSVhsv(281, 25%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 25%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.087 315.2)
LABlab(72.26% 21.76 -22.55)
LCHlch(72.26% 31.33 313.98)

What #CAA4DB 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 #CAA4DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 1.84Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 3Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 6.44Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 7.02Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 8.59Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.61

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

#CAA4DB Channel Values

How #CAA4DB 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 164 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 281° · S 43% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 281° · S 25% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 14%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 #CAA4DB 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 #CAA4DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAA4DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAA4DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAA4DB
Complementary
#B5DBA4
Analogous
#AEA4DB
Analogous
#DBA4D1
Triadic
#DBC9A4
Triadic
#A4DBC9
Split comp.
#D1DBA4
Split comp.
#A4DBAE

Tints & Shades of #CAA4DB

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

#D0AFDF
#D8BDE5
#DFC8E9
#E5D3EE
#ECDEF2
#F4EDF8

Shades

#B47FCC
#9E5BBE
#8541A4
#64317C
#472358
#291433

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAA4DB.

How #CAA4DB 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#CAA4DB
Protanopia#ABABDB
Protanomaly#B8A8DB
Deuteranopia#B2B2DA
Deuteranomaly#BCACDA
Tritanopia#C3ACAC
Tritanomaly#C6A9C1
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAA4DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-caa4db: #CAA4DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAA4DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-caa4db': '#CAA4DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.643, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_caa4db">#CAA4DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAA4DB"

More Purple Colors

#CAA4DB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAA4DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAA4DB?

#CAA4DB is a light purple — rgb(202, 164, 219) in RGB and hsl(281, 43%, 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 1.84.

What is the RGB value of #CAA4DB?

#CAA4DB is rgb(202, 164, 219) — red 202, green 164, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAA4DB?

#CAA4DB converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 25%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAA4DB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAA4DB 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 #CAA4DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAA4DB 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 8.98, 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.