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#CAC1FA Color

#CAC1FA is rgb(202, 193, 250) in RGB, hsl(249, 85%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 23%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAC1FA
HEX#CAC1FA
RGBrgb(202, 193, 250)
HSLhsl(249, 85%, 87%)
HSVhsv(249, 23%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 23%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(83.8% 0.079 291.8)
LABlab(80.27% 11.82 -27.12)
LCHlch(80.27% 29.58 293.56)

What #CAC1FA 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 #CAC1FA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CAC1FA Channel Values

How #CAC1FA 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 193 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 249° · S 85% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 249° · S 23% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAC1FA 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAC1FA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAC1FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAC1FA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CAC1FA

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAC1FA.

How #CAC1FA 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#CAC1FA
Protanopia#C3C3FA
Protanomaly#C6C2FA
Deuteranopia#C4C4FA
Deuteranomaly#C6C3FA
Tritanopia#C2C9C9
Tritanomaly#C5C6DF
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAC1FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cac1fa: #CAC1FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAC1FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cac1fa': '#CAC1FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.757, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_cac1fa">#CAC1FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAC1FA"

More Blue Colors

#CAC1FA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CAC1FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAC1FA?

#CAC1FA is a lightest blue — rgb(202, 193, 250) in RGB and hsl(249, 85%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender Blue (#CCCCFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.46.

What is the RGB value of #CAC1FA?

#CAC1FA is rgb(202, 193, 250) — red 202, green 193, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAC1FA?

#CAC1FA converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 23%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAC1FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAC1FA scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAC1FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAC1FA 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 17.99, which is visibly different.

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