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#CAAED5 Color

#CAAED5 is rgb(202, 174, 213) in RGB, hsl(283, 32%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 18%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lilac (#C8A2C8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAAED5
HEX#CAAED5
RGBrgb(202, 174, 213)
HSLhsl(283, 32%, 76%)
HSVhsv(283, 18%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 18%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(78.8% 0.062 316.4)
LABlab(74.52% 15.70 -15.89)
LCHlch(74.52% 22.34 314.64)

What #CAAED5 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 #CAAED5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 5.36Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 9.34Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 10.86Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.92Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 10.95Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 11.17

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

#CAAED5 Channel Values

How #CAAED5 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 174 · B 2138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 32% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 18% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAAED5 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAAED5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAAED5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAAED5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAAED5
Complementary
#B9D5AE
Analogous
#B7AED5
Analogous
#D5AECD
Triadic
#D5CAAE
Triadic
#AED5CA
Split comp.
#CDD5AE
Split comp.
#AED5B7

Tints & Shades of #CAAED5

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

#D1B8DB
#D7C2E0
#DECDE5
#E7DAEC
#EDE4F1
#F4EEF6

Shades

#B48DC4
#9C68B1
#834E97
#663D76
#492B54
#29182F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAAED5.

How #CAAED5 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#CAAED5
Protanopia#B3B3D5
Protanomaly#BDB1D5
Deuteranopia#B8B8D4
Deuteranomaly#BFB4D5
Tritanopia#C5B4B4
Tritanomaly#C7B1C2
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAAED5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-caaed5: #CAAED5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAAED5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-caaed5': '#CAAED5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.682, blue: 0.835)
Android XML<color name="color_caaed5">#CAAED5</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAAED5"

More Purple Colors

#CAAED5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAAED5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAAED5?

#CAAED5 is a light purple — rgb(202, 174, 213) in RGB and hsl(283, 32%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lilac (#C8A2C8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #CAAED5?

#CAAED5 is rgb(202, 174, 213) — red 202, green 174, and blue 213 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAAED5?

#CAAED5 converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 18%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAAED5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAAED5 scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAAED5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAAED5 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 9.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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