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#CAC0DE Color

#CAC0DE is rgb(202, 192, 222) in RGB, hsl(260, 31%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAC0DE
HEX#CAC0DE
RGBrgb(202, 192, 222)
HSLhsl(260, 31%, 81%)
HSVhsv(260, 14%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(82.5% 0.043 300.7)
LABlab(79.25% 7.87 -13.72)
LCHlch(79.25% 15.81 299.84)

What #CAC0DE 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 #CAC0DE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 5.61Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 6.5Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 6.87Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 7.48Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 7.55Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.2

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

#CAC0DE Channel Values

How #CAC0DE 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 192 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 31% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 14% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAC0DE 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAC0DE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAC0DE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAC0DE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAC0DE
Complementary
#D4DEC0
Analogous
#C0C5DE
Analogous
#D9C0DE
Triadic
#DECAC0
Triadic
#C0DECA
Split comp.
#DED9C0
Split comp.
#C5DEC0

Tints & Shades of #CAC0DE

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

#CFC6E1
#D8D0E6
#DDD7EA
#E6E1EF
#EBE8F3
#F4F2F8

Shades

#AB9BCA
#8C76B7
#6E54A0
#55417C
#3B2E57
#221A32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAC0DE.

How #CAC0DE 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#CAC0DE
Protanopia#C2C2DE
Protanomaly#C5C1DE
Deuteranopia#C3C3DE
Deuteranomaly#C6C2DE
Tritanopia#C6C4C4
Tritanomaly#C8C2CF
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAC0DE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cac0de: #CAC0DE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAC0DE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cac0de': '#CAC0DE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.753, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_cac0de">#CAC0DE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAC0DE"

More Purple Colors

#CAC0DE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#CAC0DE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAC0DE?

#CAC0DE is a lightest purple — rgb(202, 192, 222) in RGB and hsl(260, 31%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.61.

What is the RGB value of #CAC0DE?

#CAC0DE is rgb(202, 192, 222) — red 202, green 192, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAC0DE?

#CAC0DE converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAC0DE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAC0DE scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAC0DE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAC0DE 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 6.5, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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